Vince Vaughn - Vince Vaughn Overcomes Fish Fear: PHOTO
Vince Vaughn claims he was a nervous wreck swimming in shark-infested waters while filming new movie 'Couples Retreat'.

Vince Vaughn's not invincible: PHOTO
Once full of promise in the star-making 'Swingers,' he has stalled as an actor. Our film critic offers 10 things that she hates about Vince these days. NOT SO GOOD: Vince Vaughn stars in the mediocre "Couples Retreat," which has made $63 million-plus. ( Daniel Deme / EPA ) By Betsy Sharkey FILM CRITIC >>> October 20, 2009 Remember when Vince Vaughn was so money? A long, lean panther in a shiny suit padding through L.A.'s late-night lounge scene stalking beautiful babies? You could sense the...

Kali Hawk - Actress Hawk Won Couples Retreat Part After Sticky Audition: PHOTO
Actress KALI HAWK still can't believe she landed a leading role in new comedy Couples Retreat - because her audition was a sticky mess. The little-known star showed up for the test chewing gum in an effort to channel the trashy young character she was hoping to portray in the movie - and when that didn't impress co-star Vince Vaughn and director Peter Billingsley, she spat the gum out and sat on it. She recalls, "I was a little bit nervous but I tried to be cool, which did not work. I was...

Vince Vaughn Values Peace for Promotion
The best way to promote a new movie? Just flash a peace sign… No one can say no to that! Vince Vaughn showed some peace and love to his fans in Dublin on Friday while promoting his new film Couples Retreat . If that trick doesn’t work we suggest going back to cracking jokes, Vince! View Gallery 9 Images in the Gallery

10 Reasons Vince Is No Fun Anymore
Vince Vaughn, once "so money" in Swingers , just isn't living up to his promise—although Hollywood probably feels differently, considering the $63 million plus that his last mediocre film ( Couples Retreat) made in its first two weeks. In the Los Angeles Times , Betsy Sharkey lists her top 10 problems with the funnyman:

Vaughn's panned 'Couples' flick zings zombies, takes No. 1 spot: PHOTO
Vince Vaughn's new comedy, "Couples Retreat," was panned by the critics as "offensive," "tedious" and "dumb." The withering reviews didn't stop "Couples" from opening as the No. 1 movie in the country.

Weekend Box Office: Six Celebs Is All You Need…: PHOTO
No surprises here, you put Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell in one big movie and people will go to

Box Office - 'Couples Retreat' Cruises to Easy Win: PHOTO
We hinted at this kind of performance yesterday, and really, the numbers now are quite staggering. Couples Retreat , the week's only new movie to pop up in a significant amount of theaters, was far and away the top choice of moviegoers, showing no decline worth mentioning on Saturday and Sunday. It started the weekend with $12 million and change and managed to earn right around $35 million for the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo . Despite bad reviews, the Vince Vaughn comedy clearly knew...

'Couples Retreat' provides a respite for Universal, but how big a respite?
By Steven Zeitchik So Universal gets its first domestic hit in seven months with "Couples Retreat," a picture that proves that you can get men to see a Romantic Comedy if you make it bawdy enough (and get women to see a bawdy Comedy if you put Vince Vaughn in it). There are all sorts of caveats to this happy turn for the studio, including the rather evident fact that there was nothing else opening wide this weekend (it only felt like "Paranormal Activity" did -- more on that...

'Four Christmases,' zero fun
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) Four Christmases: Romantic comedy. Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen and Sissy Spacek. Directed by Seth Gordon. (PG-13. 82 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Four Christmases"...Full Article @ San Francisco Chronicle Movies Topics: romantic comedycomedyVince VaughnReese WitherspoonJon Voight I like this story Share See Also Witherspoon, Vaughn Eag

Wedding Crashers - Vaughn Takes New Girlfriend Home To Meet The Parents
WEDDING CRASHERS star Vince Vaughn could be calling in the wedding planners pretty soon after taking his latest girlfriend home to meet his parents. The actor, who ...

'Couples Retreat' Stars Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman Talk Nudity
"Couples Retreat" stars Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman and Jason Bateman explain why the film has so many nude scenes for its male cast members.

'Couples Retreat' takes in $35.3 million to top box office
Couples Retreat became a destination this weekend for date-night moviegoers, who propelled the comedy to the top on a rare weekend without much competition. The comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman took in $35.3 million, according to studio estimates from Box Office tracking firm Nielsen EDI. The movie overcame savage reviews - only 13% of critics recommended the film, according to RottenTomatoes.com - to bring in $10 million more than most analysts predicted.

'Couples Retreat' Take #1 Spot At Box Office
"Couples Retreat," starring Vince Vaughn, was #1 at the Box Office this weekend, with the low-budget "Paranormal Activity" making a strong showing in the top 5.

Vince Vaughn Off the Market?
Vince Vaughn is well known for many things, and for being associated with many women as well, and this seems to be how he liked it…until now. Vince of course had a rather hot and heavy romance with Jennifer Aniston not too long ago, and the two were even rumoured to be talking marriage. From that we garnered that he was looking to get serious, and it just seems that Jennifer was not the one. Now, Vince has the authority to crash his own wedding, as it has just been announced that he is...

'Up' rises again overseas
"Up" Related 'Couples Retreat' tops domestic boxoffice Buoyed by a substantial first-place U.K. debut, Pixar/Disney's "Up" reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the foreign circuit over the weekend, generating $21 million overall from 3,500 locations in 25 markets and pushing its overseas gross total to $257.1 million. School holidays in two foreign markets were kind to the weekend's No. 1 title in the U.S. and Canada. Universal's "Couples Retreat," starring Vince Vaughn, opened offshore in Australia and...

'Couples Retreat' tops box office
Los Angeles - "Swingers" co-stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau buddied up for the weekend's top movie as "Couples Retreat" debuted with $35.3 million, while the micro-budgeted fright flick "Paranormal Activity" leaped into the top 10. Shot for a reported $15,000, "Paranormal Activity" came in at No. 5 with $7.1 million as distributor Paramount expanded it into daylong release after two weeks of midnight-only screenings. "Paranormal Activity" played in narrow release at just 160 cinemas, a...

Vince Works It Out For the Christmas Season
Vince Vaughn threw on some workout clothes and went for a hike with a friend in LA yesterday. Looks like someone is getting in shape before he kicks off his promotional tour for Four Christmases, and Vince is looking pretty fit these days. Even if Reese isn't looking forward to the many interviews and photo ops ahead, it will probably be nothing but cute quotes and big smiles from this pair of professionals. Flynet RSS feed for comments on this post Le

Penelope Cruz on the red carpet; Jimmy Kimmel says he's dating show writer
Good morning. What was the highlight of your weekend? If you saw Couples Retreat , you were not alone. The Vince Vaughn film far exceeded Box Office expectations and overcame bad reviews to take in 35.3 million. ...  Penelope Cruz spent last night on the Red Carpet in New York for the premiere her new movie, Broken Embraces . ... She cozied up with Madonna on Saturday night at a private dinner party for Pedro Almodovar . ... And elsewhere: Another late-night talk show host confession:...

Vince Vaughn Takes Girlfriend Home To Meet Parents
Are we still in a day and age when meeting the folks is a big deal? Vince Vaughn recently brought current girlfriend Kyla Weber to Chicago for a little sushi with his parents and Life and Style Magazine is calling a wedding. The two couples dined at Japonais on the 20th of September and one onlooker said Vince and Kyla looked as happy as can be. "They were sitting close together at the table, holding hands and being affectionate." Big deal? Or BIG DEAL? - Click here to read more ab

Four guys who should've taught Vince Vaughn how to propose
Vince Vaughn got engaged to Canadian realtor Kyla Weber on Valentine's Day this year, but before you get all giddy with romantic cliches, he told Ellen DeGeneres that he picked that particular Day so he'd never forget the date.

Morning Roundup: “Couples Retreat” Wins Box Office; Michael Jackson “This Is It” Single Leaks; A “Mad Men” Mystery: PHOTO
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Kristen Bell Premieres “Astro Boy”: PHOTO
On the heels of her “Couples Retreat” promotional tour, Kristen Bell was out hamming it up for her new flick “Astro Boy” at the Hollywood premiere last night (October 19). The “Veronica Mars” actress looked to be in good spirits as she posed for the Paparazzi outside Mann Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles.