Box office:

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” overwhelmed the box office across the world last weekend, earning $330.1 million worldwide, which included $125.1 million domestically and $205 million internationally.

Movies:

 Dec. 3 Releases:

“Black Swan”

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Starring: Natalie Portman, Winona Ryder and Mila Kunis

“I love you Phillip Morris”

Roadside Attractions

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor

“All Good Things”

Weinstein Company

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst

Theater:

The winter season is beginning at nearly every theater in town this weekend.

Dec. 2

“Gint”

Broken Gears Theatre Project

brokengearstheatre.com

Dec. 3:

“A Christmas Carol”

Dallas Theater Center

Kalita Humphries Theater

dallastheatercenter.com

“Santaland Diaries”

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas

contemporarytheatreofdallas.com

Dec. 4

“Umlauf’s Bicycle”

Ochre House Theater

ochrehousetheater.com

Dec. 6

“Drowsy Chaperone”

Theatre Three

theatre3dallas.com

Dec. 7

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

Lexus Broadway Series

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Ballet:

“The Nutcracker”

Now through Dec. 5

Texas Ballet Theatre

Winspear Opera House

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Symphony:

Christmas Pops with Marvin Hamlisch

Dec. 2-4

Meyerson Symphony Center

dallassymphony.com

Holiday Events:

MetroPCS Holiday in Fair Park   This event includes free entry to all the museums, a christmas tree lighting, fireworks and more.

Fair Park

Dec. 4

7 a.m. – 9p.m.

Celebration of Lights

This SMU tradition is the official tree lighting, with holiday songs and stories.

Dec. 5

7 – 9  p.m.

Celebrities:

    Leslie Nielsen died  Sunday night of pneumonia complications at the age of 84.

    Reports are coming in that ABC is writing a show about  a mother/daughter show starring Idina Menzel.

Still can’t get over  Ryan Reynolds as the sexiest man alive. Really baby face? Really?

Julie Taymor aired a TV commercial for Spiderman, and it looks awesome!