Action comedy "2 Guns" blazed its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend as the Smurfs were left feeling blue, estimated figures showed Sunday.

Based on a popular comic book series, "2 Guns" stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as criminals turned undercover cops battling a drug lord.

Scottish actor Peter Capaldi, best known as the abusive spin doctor in satire "The Thick of It", was on Sunday named as the new eponymous star of cult British series "Doctor Who".

The BBC unveiled the 55-year-old Glaswegian as the 12th Time Lord during a live program on Sunday evening.

It's official.

Royal officials say Prince William and his wife, Kate, have formally registered the birth of their son — and put to rest any doubts about their occupations as royals.

Less than a year after giving birth to her first child, Megan Fox is pregnant again.

A spokeswoman for the actress said Friday that Fox and her husband, Brian Austin Green, are expecting their second child. Publicist Dominique Appel offered no details.

Taylor Swift's childhood home in Pennsylvania is on the market, but fans looking to "Begin Again" in Pennsylvania may be too late.

Century 21 Gold agent Lisa Tiger says the six-bedroom home in Wyomissing, near Reading, is in contract and expected to close this month.

Comedienne and daytime TV personality Ellen DeGeneres will host the 2014 Academy Awards, her second time emceeing the annual star-studded event, the Academy announced Friday.

DeGeneres tweeted the news to her 21 million followers.

Hollywood producer Bob Weinstein's 12,000-foot mansion on Connecticut's Gold Coast has been put up for sale, with an asking price of $32 million.

The Greenwich Time reports (http://bit.ly/15zSTRe ) the recently renovated six-bedroom home is owned by Weinstein, and sits on 3 acres, including 440 feet of shoreline.

The estranged wife of rocker Jack White has filed a restraining order against him after she said in their divorce filings he was threatening her and she fears for her safety and her children's.

British model and singer Karen Elson married White in 2005 in Nashville and they have two children. They separated in 2011 and Elson filed for divorce last year.

A lawsuit by Shakira's ex-boyfriend seeking tens of millions of dollars from the singer was dismissed Thursday by a judge who determined the case should not be heard in California.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Abraham Khan's ruling sided with lawyers for the pop star who argued that the case should be filed in her native Colombia or the Bahamas, where she currently claims residency.

Canadian director James Cameron is making three sequels to his film "Avatar," which will be released between 2016 and 2018, Fox Studios announced Thursday.

The 2009 film is the highest-grossing movie on record, having netted $2.8 billion at the box office worldwide.