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Driver Won't Wed Baby's Father
9 May 2008 (WENN)
Pregnant actress Minnie Driver has dismissed the idea of a rush wedding to her unborn baby's father, because a marriage certificate is "not important" to her. The Riches star, 38, revealed she was pregnant with her first child during a March 13 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. However, Driver has so far refused to reveal the identity of the unborn tot's daddy, and on Thursday was forced to deny Californian musician Craig Zolezzi was the child's other parent. But, regardless of who the father is, she has warned fans not to expect a quickie wedding. Asked whether she will marry the baby's daddy, she says, "Definitely not in the near future. It's not important to me. I don't think a piece of paper lends itself to the idea of being a good parent and I want to be a good parent."

Driver's Baby Daddy Revealed?
17 April 2008 (WENN)
The father of actress Minnie Driver's unborn first baby is San Francisco, California musician Craig Zolezzi, according to new reports. The Riches star confirmed the news she was pregnant during a March 13 appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in America, but she was careful not to name the father of the child. Now, a source tells Life & Style magazine that Driver has been dating Zolezzi "under the radar" for "more than a year." The insider tells the publication, "She (Driver) and Craig are preparing for a girl. She wasn't planning to find out the baby's sex in advance, but she has a feeling it's a girl, so she's going with that feeling for now." Driver is due to give birth in August.

Driver Confirms Pregnancy
14 March 2008 (WENN)
Actress Minnie Driver has confirmed reports she is expecting her first child during an interview on U.S. TV. The Emmy-nominated star of The Riches sparked rumors of a pregnancy after she was photographed leaving a Los Angeles clinic last month. The 38-year-old was forced to admit the news on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday night after Leno commented she had gained weight. Asked by the host if she was pregnant, Driver replied, "Yes, I am." The star told Leno she loves being pregnant, "more than anything else," but did not like morning sickness. She adds, "I don't know why they call it morning sickness. I am sick morning, noon and night, but it's a fair trade-off." Driver did not say who the father was.

Johansson's Premiere Date Raises $40,100 for Charity
14 March 2008 (WENN)
Scarlett Johansson has helped raise thousands at a charity auction - one lucky fan has won the chance to accompany her to a future movie premiere after entering the final bid of $40,100. The online auction site eBay.com was visited by 695,183 interested parties and received 170 bids for the date. But the 10-day sale ended on Wednesday - and a U.K-based user named bossnour was slated as the top bidder. The fortunate fan will accompany the star to the premiere of her forthcoming movie He's Just Not That Into You in Los Angeles in June next year. All proceeds from the Auction Cause sale will go to charity Oxfam. The Lost In Translation star isn't the only star who has offered themselves up for auction for Oxfam; George Clooney is also looking for a date to attend the premiere of his new film Leatherheads, while Minnie Driver is auctioning off a $100,000 lunch date as part of an initiative between the actress' hit TV show The Riches and Oxfam America.

Driver Pregnant?
18 February 2008 (WENN)
Actress Minnie Driver has fueled rumors she is expecting her first child after she was photographed leaving a Los Angeles clinic. The Riches star was spotted outside a doctor's surgery looking at sonograms with a friend. According to New York gossip column Page Six, Driver called her boyfriend, Matthew, in England and talked about "getting bloodwork done." A source tells the publication she told her pal, "Matthew says I should be quiet so no one hears me." A spokesman for Driver has refused to comment.

Stars Under Threat from Malibu Fires
26 November 2007 (WENN)
Hollywood stars including Britney Spears, Courtney Love and Sting have been placed on evacuation alert after raging wildfires broke out in Malibu, California on Saturday. More than 10,000 residents are under threat and have been evacuated for the second time in less than a month due to the blazing infernos, blamed on Santa Ana winds. Around 1,700 firefighters battled the blaze - known as the Corral fire - at its peak. Over 50 luxury houses are reported to have been destroyed, with over 4,650 acres of land burned. Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea is said to have lost his million-dollar mansion, while Minnie Driver and Matthew McConaughey have been evacuated from their houses, although the winds, which perpetuate the fires, have subsided. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency last month after fires ravaged hundreds of homes and businesses, claiming more than 24,000 acres.

Emmy Nods: 'Sopranos' Gets More Bang for the Blank
19 July 2007 (StudioBriefing)
The Sopranos may have ended with a blank screen, but it filled up the list of Emmy nominations announced today (Thursday) with 15 bids, including best drama, best actor (James Gandolfini) and best actress (Edie Falco) in its categories. Nevertheless, the made-for-TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee counted up the most nominations, 17. Three new shows also made the list of contenders -- Heroes, Ugly Betty, and 30 Rock.

Nominees for best comedy series: The Office, Entourage, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men and Ugly Betty

Best drama series: Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House and The Sopranos

Best actor in a drama series: Hugh Laurie, House; James Gandolfini, The Sopranos; Kiefer Sutherland, 24; Denis Leary, Rescue Me; James Spader, Boston Legal

Best actress in a drama series: Edie Falco, The Sopranos; Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer; Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters; Minnie Driver, The Riches; Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU

Best actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Steve Carell, The Office; Tony Shalhoub, Monk; Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men; Ricky Gervais, Extras

Best actress in a comedy series: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty; Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds.

Izzard Quits '24' After One Day of Filming
1 November 2006 (WENN)
Emmy award winner Eddie Izzard is no longer part of the hit TV drama 24 - after completing only one day of filming. The cross-dressing comedian quietly parted with the show and is currently working on his upcoming TV series The Riches with fellow Brit Minnie Driver, which was picked up by the FX network in September. Izzard has been replaced by British actor David Hunt, husband of former Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton. Hunt will take over the role and play a villainous accomplice on the show named McCarthy.

Driver and Izzard Star in New TV Show
6 February 2006 (WENN)
Hollywood star Minnie Driver and British comedian Eddie Izzard will play the husband and wife lead roles in a new US drama called Lowlife. The show - produced by the creators of surgical drama Nip/Tuck, sees Oscar-nominee Driver and Izzard as Dahlia and Wayne, a couple of traveling con-artists on a splurge through America. FX Networks president John Landgraf says, "It's a very complicated marriage, and both characters are really strong, so we needed two actors who are perfectly matched up and can hold their own." Production is due to start in early March.

Damon Asks Barroso To Marry Him
14 September 2005 (WENN)
Hollywood star Matt Damon is engaged to marry his girlfriend Luciana Barroso, following a 17 month romance. The Oscar winner proposed to pretty Floridian Barroso "shortly before Labor Day", according to his publicist. No date has been set yet for their wedding. The Good Will Hunting actor gave the interior designer a "beautiful big diamond ring" he bought from jeweler Alvin Goldfarb in Seattle, Washington, the representative tells American magazine Us Weekly. Damon, who has dated a series of beauties including Minnie Driver, Winona Ryder and Claire Danes, has not been married before. Barroso has a six-year-old daughter, Alexa, from a previous relationship.

Schwimmer To Make West End Debut
25 February 2005 (WENN)
David Schwimmer will follow in the footsteps of fellow Friends star Matthew Perry when he makes his London stage debut later this year. Schwimmer, 38, will star in a 13-week run of playwright Neil LaBute's new work Some Girls in the capital's West End. Some Girls, about an emotionally-distant lothario who revisits four ex-girlfriends before proposing to his current lover, opens on May 12 at London's Gielgud Theatre. Perry, Schwimmer's co-star in the defunct TV comedy, appeared in a London production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity In Chicago opposite Minnie Driver in May 2003. He says, "I've always dreamed of doing a play in London. I've never been married or engaged but at this time of my life this play speaks to me about something I and my contemporaries are going through and have gone through. It's about relationships and the choices people make, learning to live with those choices, and recovering from the damage done when those choices go wrong."

Beyonce Leaves Minnie Devastated by Oscar Rejection
21 February 2005 (WENN)
The news R&B beauty Beyonce Knowles has replaced Minnie Driver to perform at the Oscar ceremony next Sunday left the British actress-turned-singer devastated. Driver is said to be "inconsolable" after finding out she will no longer be singing Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Learn To Be Lonely" at the Academy Awards. The 34-year-old was considered the obvious choice to perform the song, which is nominated for the Best Original Song award, as she sang it in movie The Phantom Of The Opera. However, hugely popular Destiny's Child hitmaker Knowles recently stepped in to perform the track. A close source says, "Minnie just doesn't have the pulling power or the voice of Beyonce. Minnie is devastated and inconsolable. She'd told everyone that this was to be her big break as a singer." Knowles is also singing two other nominated songs at the 77th Academy Awards - including "Look To Your Path" from Les Choristes (The Choir) and The Polar Express theme "Believe."

Beyonce a Triple Threat at the Oscars
11 February 2005 (WENN)
Beyonce Knowles will have her work cut out at the 77th Academy Awards on February 27 - she's singing three of the five nominated songs. The Destiny's Child star had already signed up to duet with Josh Groban on The Polar Express theme "Believe" and now she has agreed to sing the Original Song nominees from Phantom Of The Opera and Les Choristes. Phantom star Minnie Driver was considered the obvious choice to sing Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Learn To Be Lonely" at the Oscars as she sang the tune on the film soundtrack, but Knowles has stepped in to perform. She'll also sing "Look To Your Path" from Les Choristes. Meanwhile, rockers Counting Crows will perform their Shrek 2 Best Song nomination, "Accidentally In Love," while there's no confirmation as to who will sing the fifth nominated song, The Motorcycle Diaries' "Al Otro Lado Del Rey" at the awards show.

Driver Admits Tension with Streisand
13 January 2005 (WENN)
Actress Minnie Driver has finally confessed she had a stormy relationship with former mother-in-law-to-be Barbra Streisand. Driver was engaged to marry Josh Brolin, the son of Streisand's husband James Brolin, before they split suddenly in October 2001. In the build up to the pair's planned wedding, Streisand was reported to have clashed with Driver over preparations for the big day - claims the British star brushed aside, insisting she enjoyed a good relationship with the Funny Girl veteran. But the Phantom of the Opera actress, 34, now concedes the pair experienced a tense relationship. When asked in a recent interview about the prospect of having Streisand as a mother-in-law, Driver said, "It would have been... colorful."

Damon Will Only Date "Civilians"
7 September 2004 (WENN)
Hollywood hunk Matt Damon has vowed only to date "civilians" in the future, following the media circus surrounding best pal Ben Affleck's ill-fated romance with Jennifer Lopez. Affleck and Lopez were bombarded with fervent attention during their 18 months together, and Damon has decided he'll never date a fellow celebrity again after observing it all. He says of his romances with Winona Ryder and Minnie Driver, "That was early on. These days I definitely only date, as we say, 'civilians'." Damon is currently dating former bartender Luciana Barroso.

Lane and Brolin Wed
18 August 2004 (WENN)
Hollywood stars Diane Lane and actor Josh Brolin have married at a secret ceremony on the west coast of America. The Oscar nominated Unfaithful actress, 39, and her 36-year-old Hollow Man star beau exchanged marital vows at an undisclosed location over the weekend. The marriage marked the second trip to the altar for both screen stars, who live in Los Angeles. Lane has a daughter by her first spouse, actor Christopher Lambert, while Brolin has a son and daughter by his previous marriage to Alice Adair. The couple first met at a premiere for 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, only a few months after Brolin called off his high-profile engagement to Minnie Driver.

Driver Strikes $1.8 Million Record Deal
19 July 2004 (WENN)
Movie actress Minnie Driver's brand of "atmospheric pop" music has landed her a $1.8 million record contract with heavyweight label EMI. The Good Will Hunting star, who started singing at the age of 15, will release debut single "Everything I've Got In My Pocket" in September. An album will follow in October. An insider says, "Minnie is so happy with the album - it's like atmospheric pop with a hint of folk. She is heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen and even covers one of his songs. Singing has always been her first love and she is at a stage in her life where she feels she can have a serious stab at launching a pop career. A lot of people will mock her, but it's probably best to wait until you've heard how good it is before you knock it."

Matt Damon Finds New Love
19 April 2004 (WENN)
Hollywood hunk Matt Damon has turned away from Hollywood women in his pursuit of romance - he's now fallen for interior decorator Luciana Barroso. The Stuck On You star was spotted hugging and kissing his new girlfriend outside Chicago's Peninsula Hotel. An onlooker says, "They were both obviously upset she was leaving, they were hugging and kissing, and when she got into the car, he screamed out, 'Bye baby. Have a good trip.'" Damon, 33, has previously been linked to series of big screen stars including Penelope Cruz, Minnie Driver and Winona Ryder.

Driver Gives Stars Paparazzi-Dodging Advice
1 April 2004 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver has simple advice for celebrities complaining about constant attention from the paparazzi - stay way from star-studded hot- spots. The Good Will Hunting star insists most celebrities up in arms about cameras following them everywhere need only stay away from the most obvious of places to achieve privacy. She says, "It's pretty easy to avoid - you don't go to those restaurants and you don't take your clothes off where there are cameras. There's a lot of whining about how hard it is, the notion of being a celebrity, and you do get your picture taken, but you can avoid it. You can avoid it quite more easily than you'd think. I do it quite well, I think."

Driver Wins Music Festival Slot
17 March 2004 (WENN)
Actress Minnie Driver is close to realizing her dreams of a career in music after being booked to perform at the South By Southwest music festival in America this week. The Good Will Hunting beauty, 34, had planned to break into the music industry prior to landing the lead role in 1995 romantic drama Circle Of Friends. And now Minnie - who has already recorded her debut album - is following in the footsteps of last year's hottest new band The Darkness by performing in their slot this year.

Minnie Driver Attacks Globalization
10 February 2004 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver was horrified to discover the level of exploitation endured by factory workers in Cambodia. The Good Will Hunting actress has called on the international community to limit the effects of globalization on workers in developing countries, during a trip to Phnom Penh. The 34-year-old - visiting the region as part of British charity Oxfam International's Make Trade Fair campaign - wants western corporations to "really consider their buying practices". During her visit, some garment workers wore clothes with the slogan, "Made in Cambodia...by us...US$0.25 per hour". Driver says, "The poorest people with the least are making sacrifices for those of us who have the most. I'm a consumer with my point of view from the west, and I came here in a massive state of ignorance - an ignorance that was only revealed as I learned. Every time they squeeze to get lower production costs, faster production, it's nobody but the working women who suffer, and so do their families back at home."

Minnie's Mr. Right
17 December 2003 (WENN)
Unlucky-in-love actress Minnie Driver has finally found her perfect man - and he's a dashing music mogul. Just weeks after splitting from American tennis ace Robby Ginepri, the stylish Good Will Hunting star met record company exec Rob Walker at a London show by The Neptunes, who Rob manages. And the 33-year-old was instantly smitten. A source says, "They chatted throughout the gig. He asked her to come to after-show party and they were soon holding hands and stealing kisses. Rob even managed to entice her back to his hotel room for a nightcap. She is taking it slowly. After all, she's had lots of bad luck with men. But she's also very excited." And it seems Minnie, who has previously dated Matt Damon and Harrison Ford, has found a good guy - a friend of Rob's says, "When he likes a lady, he makes her feel like a million bucks. He's had his share of heartache so he knows how to tread carefully. And he's thrilled to be romancing one of the world's most desirable actresses."

Driver Departs Hollywood for Cambodia
29 October 2003 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver is quitting Hollywood to work in a Cambodian sweatshop. The Good Will Hunting star plans to write a book about her experiences in a Phnom Penh factory, to raise awareness about fair trade issues. Driver - who is currently dating American tennis ace Robby Ginepri - is so devoted to the cause, she has promised to spend "weeks, perhaps months" working alongside teenagers in the factory. She says, "I hope to make a documentary or at least write a book - with the help of a photographer friend of mine from the Washington Post newspaper - about working in a sweatshop in Cambodia. I will be working alongside other young women for as long as it takes for me to raise awareness of the fair trade issue. We in Britain and the Western world fuel the problem every time we buy clothes from any one of the major manufacturers which make goods in the Third World using cheap labor. I hope doing this will help raise standards, pay and conditions of employment in developing countries. Western companies should be paying a lot more to the workers in these sweatshops for the jobs they do. The inequality is shocking."

Reese and Ryan Move to London
25 July 2003 (WENN)
Stunning Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde actress Reese Witherspoon is planning to move to London's trendy Notting Hill with husband Ryan Phillippe. The attractive couple are taking their cue from other stars who have flocked to the fashionable west London area, including singers Robbie Williams and Geri Halliwell, and actress Minnie Driver. At the London premiere of his pregnant wife's new film, Ryan said yesterday, "We've been doing some serious house-hunting in Notting Hill, that's where we want to live. The place has such a funky feel about it. The restaurants and bars are very cool and we have had a look at some great houses. With all the interest in us as a couple in the US, we are looking for a kind of safe haven, I suppose. This is a really nice place to settle. We have spent a lot of time over here recently and I have been spending time in Hyde Park while Reese has been working and vice-versa. London is a great city for families and children." Reese and Ryan are already parents to three-year-old daughter Ava Elizabeth, and their second child is expected in November. Igby Goes Down star Ryan continues, "Reese is pregnant. Even without the baby, this kind of work schedule is exhausting. In a couple of weeks we are both taking some time out. We have been doing premieres for about four or five years together now - so sometimes it's a bit like going through the motions for us. Reese is the real star though. I'm a very lucky guy."

Brolin and Lane To Wed
21 July 2003 (WENN)
Hollywood stars Josh Brolin and Diane Lane have announced their engagement. Both have been married before - to Alice Adair and Christopher Lambert respectively. Brolin, stepson of powerhouse Barbra Streisand, also broke off an engagement to British actress Minnie Driver in 2001.

Minnie Driver Joins 'Phantom' Cast
19 June 2003 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver has signed up to star in the movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Phantom Of The Opera. The Beautiful actress will play Carlotta, the reigning opera house singer who gets riled when a young rival - played by 16 year-old Emmy Rossum - upstages her. The film, which also stars Gerard Butler, will begin shooting in September at England's Pinewood Studios.

Matthew Perry's Makeover
6 June 2003 (WENN)
A fit and healthy Matthew Perry is setting the London social scene alight - just two years after battling back from painkiller and alcohol addictions. The Friends star is currently in the British capital starring alongside Minnie Driver and Hank Azaria in West End comedy Sexual Perversity In Chicago. In 1997 Perry spent a month in rehab in America to battle addiction to the painkiller Vicodin, and then in 2001 he checked in Malibu clinic Promises to help kick an alcohol habit. But partygoers in London have been left shocked by the actor's svelte and healthy look - just twelve months after he was photographed looking bloated and overweight playing tennis as he battled to stay clean. On Wednesday night Perry was spotted at a fundraising party for children's cancer charity Sargent Cancer Care For Children - where he attracted the attention of a bevy of beauties. A fellow reveler says, "He looked thin and tanned. Lots of girls were trying to get his attention, but he seemed happy hanging out with his mates."

Perry Stands by 'Perversity'
16 May 2003 (WENN)
Actor Matthew Perry is delighted to be starring on the London stage in Sexual Perversity In Chicago - even though the show has been slammed by critics on its opening night. The 33-year-old star receives $1 million per episode of his hit American TV series Friends, but is happy to accept the much smaller figure of $525 per week for the David Mamet play. Perry - who stars alongside Brit beauty Minnie Driver in the West End production - says, "I'm here simply because I was offered a great part in a great play in a great city. And I'm having a lot of fun. I really am enjoying my time here in London. My only problem is with the traffic - it's terrible."

Wedding Bells for Brolin and Lane
28 January 2003 (WENN)
Unfaithful star Diane Lane is planning to walk down the aisle with her boyfriend Josh Brolin. And most happy with the news is Brolin's stepmother Barbra Streisand - because she's the one who got them together at a party last spring. A source tells American tabloid the Star, "Diane and Josh are getting really serious. They're telling friends marriage could be right around the corner. And no one is surprised. They're amazing together." A pal of Brolin says of the actor, "He says he knows he's got a great girl, and he doesn't want to lose her. We're just waiting for him to make it official." Diane, 38, has a nine-year-old daughter, Eleanor, from her six-year marriage to Highlander star Christopher Lambert, and Josh, 34, is divorced from actress Deborah Adair, the mother of his son Trevor, 14, and daughter Eden, eight. Josh was previously engaged to Good Will Hunting beauty Minnie Driver.

Minnie Makes a Splash in 'Will & Grace'
24 January 2003 (WENN)
Hollywood star Minnie Driver is set to cause a storm in her latest role - as a scantily-clad minx in hit American sitcom Will & Grace. The British-born actress plays a girlfriend of acerbic character Karen, played by Megan Mullally, who causes a rift by befriending her gay pal Jack. The Grosse Pointe Blank actress is just one of many Hollywood stars lining up to take a cameo role in the Emmy award-winning comedy. Striptease star Demi Moore will appear later in the series as Jack's former babysitter, as well as Queen of Pop Madonna - set to make an appearance in an as-yet unnamed role. Driver's former love, The Bourne Identity star Matt Damon has also featured in the sitcom, as has Don't Say A Word actor Michael Douglas.

Harrison Ford "New Jack Nicholson"
12 March 2002 (WENN)
Aging movie legend Harrison Ford is being hailed as the new Jack Nicholson after dating a host of women half his age. The 59-year-old has been involved with 30-year-old Minnie Driver and 31-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle - a former squeeze of Nicholson - and is now reported to be embarking on a fling with Ally McBeal star Calista Flockhart, 37. Friends believe the star is making up for lost time after his 17-year marriage to screenwriter Melissa Mathison ended last year. Air Force One co-star Wendy Crewson says of the hunky actor, "He's got the devil in his eyes. You don't see that impishness on screen but he's got a wild side."

Driver Kept Busy With Double Dating
28 January 2002 (WENN)
Hollywood starlet Minnie Driver is dating fellow actress Winona Ryder's ex-boyfriend - despite also romancing Harrison Ford. Minnie, 30, has started a high-profile romance with sugar-daddy Harrison, 59, after splitting from her fiance, actor Josh Brolin. But the busy Brit is enjoying the advantages of single life so much she has also reportedly started dating Winona's old flame, singer-songwriter Pete Yorn.

Minnie Driver: English Actresses Are Ugly
23 January 2002 (WENN)
Hollywood actress Minnie Driver has launched an astonishing assault on the looks of other British female stars. Minnie lashed out at British actresses in general for lacking the same glitzy looks as their Hollywood counterpoints. But it was Oscar-winner Dame Judi Dench, one of Britain's favorite actresses, who felt the full force of Driver's remarks. She says, "In England we have some of the plainest actresses in the entire world as our greatest stars. You can have Judi Dench, a small, round, middle-aged, lovely, mothering-type playing Cleopatra. Here in Hollywood she would melt into the crowd." But a spokesperson for Driver, 31, insisted the comments were not meant to be disparaging and instead were intended to show that actresses can - and should - be judged on their talent, not their looks.

Harrison And Minnie: 'Like Lovesick Kids'
22 January 2002 (WENN)
New lovers Harrison Ford and Minnie Driver are struggling to keep their blossoming romance under wraps. Recent reports suggest the British actress has been dating Ford, despite him - at 59 - being 28 years her senior. And the couple have now been spotted in public together for the first time, acting like "lovesick teenagers" during a night out at the trendy Divino restaurant in Los Angeles. A fellow diner says, "They were smooching all the way through. Ford couldn't take the smile off his face, understandably, with a new girlfriend almost half his age." Minnie - who last year broke off her engagement to Josh Brolin - recently confessed to having lusted after Harrison for years, and during a TV interview, she described him as a "dream date".

Minnie Driver And Harrison Ford A Couple?
14 January 2002 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver and Hollywood hunk Harrison Ford have found solace in each other's arms after their recent break-ups. Ford, 59, is said to have been dating the British actress, who is 30, for a month. Ford separated from his wife of 18 years, Melissa Mathison, in October, and Driver called off her engagement to Josh Brolin at around the same time. It is thought that the pair will make their first public appearance together at the Golden Globe awards, where Ford is to receive a lifetime achievement award. This would not be the first time that Driver has gone for an older man - she is rumored to have had a liaison with Mick Jagger while still a teenager.

Has Minnie Found New Love?
15 November 2001 (WENN)
Just a month after calling off her engagement to Josh Brolin, British actress Minnie Driver has been seen on the arms of another man. The Hollywood babe split with Brolin after 18 months together. The couple were planning to tie the knot next year. At the time, Minnie's pals blamed Josh's stepmother Barbra Streisand for the split, accusing her of trying to interfere with wedding plans. But - in Vancouver, Canada to film new movie New Cardiff - Minnie looked to have forgotten past loves as she sought solace in the arms of hunky American singer Chris Isaak.

Minnie Denies Rolling With Jagger
19 October 2001 (WENN)
Hollywood star Minnie Driver has slammed reports of a fling with rocker Mick Jagger. The 31-year-old actress was reportedly seen "canoodling" with the 58-year-old Rolling Stone in Los Angeles recently. But a spokesman for Driver has denied that the two are or ever were having an affair. The spokesman accepts that the two were spotted at the same restaurant, but says, "She wasn't even at the same table. There wasn't even a partial canoodle." Earlier this month Driver split up with fiance Josh Brolin, the son of Barbra Streisand's husband, actor James Brolin.

No Wedding For Driver And Brolin
4 October 2001 (WENN)
"Minnie Driver and Josh Brolin have decided to cancel their wedding plans. Their decision is mutual and amicable," said Minnie Driver's publicist on Wednesday. Driver and Brolin, who started dating while making the film Slow Burn in 1998, had announced their marriage plans in April, setting off speculation galore in the media regarding the involvement of Brolin's step-mother, Barbra Streisand, in planning the wedding. No further details on the reason behind the cancellation were given by Driver's publicist. (This story was compiled by IMDb staff)

Chic Charity From Hollywood Stars
2 October 2001 (WENN)
John Travolta, wife Kelly Preston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Harrison Ford were among stars who attended a glittering benefit party at the home of hip producer Lawrence Bender. The stars paid $1,000 to party at Bender's posh Beverly Hills abode last month, with all proceeds going to a scholarship fund for the families of firefighters affected by the terrorist attacks. The evening's hosts included Vin Diesel, Sylvester Stallone, and Ellen Degeneres. Minnie Driver, Jeff Goldblum and David Hyde Pierce were also in attendance. An hour into the bash, Diesel led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance under an enormous American flag hanging at the back of Bender's pad. The evening was capped up by emotional renditions of God Bless America, America The Beautiful and The Star-spangled Banner by singer Sheryl Crow, leaving barely a dry eye in the house.

Minnie Swears On Live Primetime TV
19 July 2001 (WENN)
Minnie Driver caused problems for British television show The Priory after swearing live on air yesterday. Minnie turned the air blue when a song she had written for group Bomb The Bass was played. She made no apology, leaving presenter Zoe Ball at the end saying, "We apologize to viewers about the expletives." Minnie's behavior may now stop future shows going out live.

Minnie's Movie Magic
17 July 2001 (WENN)
Minnie Driver wowed crowds in London last night at the premiere of her new film High Heels And Lowlifes. The 31-year-old star looked stunning as she arrived for the event in London's Leicester Square in a stunning red created by British designer Matthew Williamson. The film is about two female gangsters in London with Minnie starring alongside her real-life pal Mary McCormack, the American actress. Minnie says of working with a close friend, "We had a really good time. Because we were the only girls, we were in charge." McCormack adds, "It's great to work with a friend. We made each other laugh and got the giggles a lot, but we weren't realy naughty."

Minnie Insists She's In The Driver's Seat
16 July 2001 (WENN)
Minnie Driver has laughed off reports that her stepmother-in-law-to-be Barbra Streisand will be calling all the shots at her wedding to Josh Brolin. Tinseltown gossip is reporting that Barbra has already set a $750,000 budget for the wedding between her stepson Josh and Minnie. However, Minnie insists she's making all the arrangements. "I am going to be in control - it's nonsense to suggest that I am not involved," she smiles. "We [Josh and myself] are doing it together. I'm drawing pictures and making scrapbooks of different dresses that I love." Minnie grins, "I'm accruing lists of wedding planners, flowers and dresses. So right now I'm in the information-gathering stage, figuring out where and how we are going to do it. "It's not going to be for a while - we haven't set a date."

Minnie Puts Her Foot Down
18 June 2001 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver has put her foot down with her stepmother-in-law to be, Barbra Streisand by deciding upon her own wedding dress. Minnie managed to keep quiet while noted-diva Barbra overtook the arrangements for her summer wedding. However when Babs tried to dress Minnie in an outfit by designer friend Donna Karan, Minnie refused. A friend says, "Minnie has kept her mouth shut and gone along with things for the sake of peace. But Barbra wanted her friend Donna to design the gown. She even had Donna send over some sketches. But Minnie prefers classic, sleek lines. She's talking to Vera Wang about it."

Minnie Driver Thinks Brit Actresses Are Plain
6 June 2001 (WENN)
Minnie Driver finds it hard working in Los Angeles - because everyone is so beautiful. Minnie admits she didn't have so much competition looks-wise while working in the UK. She says, "In England with all due respect, we have some of the plainest actresses in the entire world as our greatest. Maybe it's because theatre is the great love of England but you can have Judi Dench, a very small, round, middle-aged, lovely, mothering type playing Cleopatra. You know she would melt into the crowd in a second."

Minnie's Love War With Sister
7 May 2001 (WENN)
Hollywood sex siren Minnie Driver has always been unlucky in love. First she was dumped by actor Matt Damon live on the Oprah Winfrey TV show. Now the 30-year-old actress confesses that a guy she fell for used her to get a date with her sister Kate, 33, a Hollywood producer. Minnie, now happily engaged to actor Josh Brolin, said, "There was this guy I adored and had been dying for him to ask me out. Eventually, after many flagrant signals on my part, he did and we went to a bar. As soon as we sat down, he asked, 'Is your sister dating anybody?'"

Minnie To Sing For Isaak
19 January 2001 (WENN)
Minnie Driver is to make her music debut on her singer pal Chris Isaak's forthcoming spoof TV chat show. Driver, who used to perform jazz standards in London clubs before she became a movie star, will join Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks and Isaak's girlfriend, actress Ling Bai, as one of the guests on the new sitcom, which airs later this year on Showtime.

Has Minnie Driver Split With Josh Brolin?
11 October 2000 (WENN)
Minnie Driver was seen with another man on a cinema visit recently. The 30-year-old actress is dating actor Josh Brolin. Yet, she arrived to see the new British hit Billy Elliot (2000) at a Fulham cinema accompanied by a rather hunky mystery date. She pulled off the old look-at-me celebrity trick of dressing to avoid attention, with a baseball hat hiding her trademark curls and pulled down to shade her face. This only served to attract more stares as she waited in line for a large tub of popcorn.

Minnie Driver And Joey Lauren Adams Become Firm Friends
27 September 2000 (WENN)
Minnie Driver and Joey Lauren Adams have had the cast of their new movie in hysterics - because of the difference in their size. The two stars of Beautiful (2000) play best friends in their new film and have managed to turn their film roles into reality. Adams admits the funniest thing about her new pal is their differences in appearance - a comparison which makes people laugh out loud when they see them together. Speaking at the glitzy premiere of the movie in Los Angeles Monday night Adams explained, "We've become really good friends. I love Minnie so much. It was one of those really easy great shoots. The funniest thing was us next to each other because she's a very tall girl and I'm short and she had on like four inch heels and I was in my flats and we would just stand next to each other and laugh, everyone would, it was pretty funny." And she revealed Driver's recovering well from her appendicitis scare a few weeks ago, "She's good, she's doing really well. I've spoken to her on the phone, she's feeling much better."

Appendectomy May Halt Driver's Dance Plans
21 September 2000 (StudioBriefing)
Minnie Driver's recent appendectomy may prevent her from costarring with Michael Flatley in his biopic Lord of the Dance (2001), due to begin shooting in Ireland next month, the British online publication Ananova reported Wednesday. Driver was reportedly stricken while filming High Heels & Lowlifes at Ealing Studios in England. Ananova quoted a friend as saying, "The operation held things up and doctors have advised her to rest as much as possible. She may not be in the best condition to make back-to-back movies."

Driver To Star With "Lord Of The Dance" Flatley
1 September 2000 (StudioBriefing)
Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting, Circle of Friends) has been signed to star opposite Michael Flatley in the Irish dancer's film biography, Lord of the Dance, ShowbizIreland.com reported Thursday. The Web site said that shooting will begin in Dublin on Sept. 16. It also noted that the screenplay was written by Flatley and Irish screenwriter Shane Connaughton, who was nominated for an Oscar for his script for the 1989 film My Left Foot (1989).

Minnie In Appendix Drama
24 August 2000 (WENN)
Hollywood star Minnie Driver was rushed to hospital from the set of her new movie suffering from appendicitis. The actress collapsed with abdominal pain on the set of High Heels and Lowlifes (2001), a gangster comedy directed by Mel Smith, and was forced to have immediate surgery. The British star is too ill to leave the hospital but has been visited by her fiance Josh Brolin. A source says, "She was in terrible agony. It was totally unexpected and she was so shocked by the amount of pain she was in. Minnie is resting up and is so relieved that it is all over and they located the problem. She was so scared that something really serious was wrong."

Minnie's Dad In Fraud Inquiry
14 August 2000 (WENN)
The father of Minnie Driver is at the centre of a $56 million fraud investigation. Ronnie Driver ran London United Investments, which collapsed in 1990 in the biggest-ever insurance company crash. Over 20 years ago, $56 million in premiums were reportedly removed from the company and put into bank accounts in Switzerland. Now the Serious Fraud Office say they have found breakthrough evidence, and may prosecute. Driver claims that he is innocent.

Minnie Driver Will Never Return To Britain
11 August 2000 (WENN)
Minnie Driver admits she'll never move back to her native Britain - because she has an American boyfriend. Minnie says because of her 2-year relationship with Josh Brolin she has now accepted that California is her home - although she is currently filming new movie High Heels and Lowlifes (2001) in London. She explains, "When you fall in love with someone from another country, you put a root of some sort down in that country. I always thought I'd go back but Josh's kids are in California and so is their mother, so we couldn't live in England." She adds, "But I do want to have a place for us to go there, so we can have a real change."

Minnie's Royal Blush
10 August 2000 (WENN)
British actress Minnie Driver nearly had a fashion disaster of Royal proportions - showing the crack of her rear to the future King of England. The actress had a meeting with the Prince of Wales scheduled, and was planning to wear a sexy little sparkling dress. But her plans had to change at the last minute - because she was showing slightly more flesh than she'd banked on. She remembers, "I wanted to wear a white Celine dress with these tiny silver sparkles all over. It was such a beautiful dress. I put it on and went to show my sister, and she said, 'You can't wear that - you're showing everything. You can see the crack of your bum!'... I tried underwear, then I tried pantyhose, but it was just impossible. There was no way I could meet the future king of England with my bum showing. So in the end I had to take it off and instead I wore a simple black Valentino. I really wanted to wear that Celine."

Minnie Driver Launching Music Career
8 June 2000 (WENN)
Return to Me (2000) actress Minnie Driver is launching a music career - she's working on tracks for a new album and planning to play some low-key gigs in Los Angeles. But Driver says she's unlikely to sell as many records as Jennifer Lopez - because she hasn't got such a shapely rear. Driver explains, "I'm putting an album together right now. I'm just doing it really small. I'll start playing some gigs in and around LA... But I can't go and do the Jennifer Lopez thing because I don't have the bum for it really. No offence - no I don't want to go and be a big pop star... I just want to go and play live and do a record and do it quietly. You probably won't even know about it!"

Driver: Judge Me By My Work
31 May 2000 (WENN)
Good Will Hunting (1997) star Minnie Driver insists she should be judged by her work not her well-publicised relationships. The sexy actress was famously dumped by actor Matt Damon on TV's THE Oprah Winfrey SHOW and has also been linked with John Cusack. But she says, "Women can be defined by their relationships, but the conclusion I have come to is that your work speaks a thousand times louder than any gossip. I don't feel that I have to constantly defend myself any more about all that tabloid babble. People thought they had me pinned down, but they were wrong. "If you keep coming back with a wicked film, it shuts them up. They cannot argue with that."

London Fields Film Sparks Interest
22 May 2000 (WENN)
A film adaption of Martin Amis's novel LONDON FIELDS has sparked interest among actresses including CATHERINE ZETA JONES and Minnie Driver. Both have been talking with production and distribution company METRO TARTAN about playing NICOLA SIX, the central character in the story. A source close to production says, "It's a terrific role. The character is strong and sexy and she's in virtually every frame... Actresses from all over the world are after it but the smart money is on Catherine."

Rules Shoots Down Rivals
11 April 2000 (StudioBriefing)
Paramount's military drama Rules of Engagement (2000) opened as the top film at the box office over the weekend, earning $15 million, according to final figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations. The film dislodged Universal's Erin Brockovich (2000) from the lead, which it had held for three weeks. The Julia Roberts drama earned $9.8 million to finish in second place. DreamWorks' animated Road to El Dorado, The (2000) dropped one notch to third place with $9.1 million. The debut of MGM's Return to Me (2000), starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver, finished fourth with a so-so $7.8 million. Overall, the top 12 films earned $73.2 million, about 5 percent above the tally for the same weekend a year ago.

The top-ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Rules of Engagement (2000), Paramount, $15, 011, 181, (New); 2. Erin Brockovich (2000), Universal, $9, 808, 065, ($89, 632, 165); 3. Road to El Dorado, The (2000), DreamWorks, $9, 085, 803, ($25, 123, 505); 4. Return to Me (2000), MGM, $7, 820, 836, (New); 5. The Skulls (2000), Universal, $6, 450, 720, ($20, 199, 130); 6. Ready to Rumble (2000), Warner Bros., $5, 257, 778, (New); 7. Romeo Must Die (2000), Warner Bros., $4, 552, 754, ($45, 844, 086); 8. High Fidelity (2000), Disney, $4, 241, 028, ($12, 789, 912); 9. Final Destination (2000), New Line, $3, 835, 071, ($33, 897, 819); 10. American Beauty (1999), DreamWorks, $3, 348, 307, ($121, 638, 562.

Bonnie Hunt's $25 Million Home Video
7 April 2000 (WENN)
Bonnie Hunt's latest film Return to Me (2000) was such a family affair - the end result is like a home video. The JERRY McGUIRE star, who co-wrote, directed and starred in the movie which also stars Minnie Driver and David Duchovny, gave bit-parts to several of her relations so that four 'Hunts' appear on the cast list. And Hunt, who shot the movie in her home town of Chicago, says the nepotism was so obvious - even her own family commented on it. She says, "My brother said, 'Isn't it nice. You have a $25 million home movie' and I think he kind of has a point." But Hunt says working with all her relations in her home town definitely had its advantages. She says, "I did it in my own neighbourhood in Chicago so I didn't want for anything... The police were like, 'what do you need Bonnie? You want us to block the street? We'll do anything.'"

Driver, Asked About Boyfriend, Walks Out Of Interviews
5 April 2000 (StudioBriefing)
Minnie Driver is apparently determined to keep her professional and private life separate and, in an effort to do so, has walked out of two recent interviews when she was asked about her relationship with singer Josh Brolin, the London Daily Express reported today (Wednesday). The newspaper quoted her as saying, "People like Harrison Ford have made a point of not discussing their private lives and I don't want to be known just for who I happen to be going out with."

Minnie Gives Up On Brits
5 April 2000 (WENN)
English rose Minnie Driver has given up on British men - because they are all scoundrels. The Ideal Husband, An (1999) star, who is currently dating Barbra Streisand's stepson Josh Brolin, has had enough of the Brit's bizarre ways. She says "They take you to MCDONALD'S, make you pay and ask if anyone is dating your sister.. There was one chap whom I adored and I had been just dying for him to ask me out. When he did we went to this bar and he asked me if my sister was dating anyone. It was my date from hell." Driver, 29, is currently promoting her latest film, the romantic comedy Return to Me (2000), in which she plays a heart transplant recipient who falls in love with the husband of the dead woman whose heart she receives.

Tea Leoni Wants David Duchovny To Have Fun With Other Women
5 April 2000 (WENN)
Actress TEA LEONI supports husband David Duchovny's love scenes - and even enjoys watching him kiss other women. The Deep Impact (1998) actress says she completely supports her husband's movie love scenes and has never felt jealous. X-FILES actor Duchovny stepped out for the world premiere of his latest movie with Minnie Driver last night in Hollywood - and Leoni took the opportunity to say she approves of his screen relationship with the British beauty. She explains, "He told me that there was this great script and that they were going to see if Minnie was interested and I thought that was a great idea. "They have a great chemistry on screen, it's really fun. I walked out of that movie and said I am married to his character BOB. "It's not hard watching him have great chemistry with another woman in fact it's a lot of fun, it's a legal fool around, it's like go, have a little fun out there and then come home."

Chicago Made James Belushi Fat
5 April 2000 (WENN)
James Belushi hated making his new movie with Minnie Driver - because the part made him put on weight. The American funnyman had to shoot Return to Me (2000) with Driver and David Duchovny in Chicago - but he says the city had a disastrous effect on his waistline. He explains, "I just couldn't stop eating on the set of this movie. "I got fat in Chicago, I ate everything in Chicago. Beef sandwiches, pizza and hot dogs, I went to a Cubs' game, went to Italian places, the only problem with the place is that you eat a lot... It wouldn't be bad if I didn't have to take my shirt off in the film and roll my belly. All I eat in LA normally is chicken and lettuce, salad, chicken, salad, salad and protein burger."

Minnie Driver's Engagement Mix-Up Caused By Gems
30 March 2000 (WENN)
The Hollywood buzz that Minnie Driver and Josh Brolin have become engaged was sparked off by the pair's common interest - in gems. The couple were spotted visiting New York jeweller Fred Leighton recently, fuelling reports that British actress Driver is set to become Brolin's bride - and Barbra Streisand's stepdaughter-in-law. But Minnie insists the trip was just part of a gem fact-finding mission. She says, "We're not engaged. We both, for some reason, are madly interested in learning about gems, so we were looking at diamonds. If someone sees me running, it does not mean I'm entering the 2000 Olympics."

MGM Takes Leap Into HDTV Age
6 January 2000 (StudioBriefing)
MGM said Wednesday that it plans to utilize high-definition video instead of film to screen new productions for preview audiences. In a news release, the company said that it recently screened its upcoming Return to Me (2000), starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver, before two separate audiences and that viewers indicated that they could not detect any differences between the high-definition video and film. Bruce Markoe MGM's post production chief, was quoted as saying: "This process actually presents a movie which looks and feels more like a finished film, compared to a film workprint that is often dirty, jumps around on the screen on every splice, and features temporary opticals and visual effects. I also believe that we can save as much as $200, 000 or more on every film that is posted using this format."

Movie Reviews: Princess Mononoke
29 October 1999 (StudioBriefing)
An English-dubbed version of Hayao Miyazaki Princess Mononoke, The (1999), with Billy Crudup, Minnie Driver, Claire Danes, Billy Bob Thornton, Jada Pinkett and Gillian Anderson providing the voices, is also opening today. The film is the most successful box-office hit in Japanese history, except for Titanic, taking in $150 million in Japan alone. Many critics are observing that the film may be "too dark" for kids. "It's Mulan for the arthouse, " comments Peter Howell in the Toronto Star. And Jack Mathews in the New York Daily News, while praising the film's "gorgeous drawings, fast action, inventive creatures ... and a monster who'd send Godzilla screaming into the night" warns also that "the plot is far too dense, the violence far too gory and the underlying theme -- humanity's abusive relationship with nature -- far too sophisticated for small kids."

They Won't Kill The Movie
29 April 1999 (StudioBriefing)
Ratings for the animated TV series may have plummeted, but Paramount still intends to go ahead with the release of a theatrical version of Comedy Central's South Park, the New York Post reported today (Thursday). The Post said that the movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999), due out next summer, will feature the voices of George Clooney and Minnie Driver. Meanwhile, J. C. Penny, which last year became the first national retail chain to carry South Park merchandise, has decided to take the stuff off its shelves, the Post reported today. Duncan Muir, a company spokesman, said that the chain had received hundreds of letters complaining about the show. Besides, he said, "South Park merchandise isn't quite as hot as it used to be."

Only 4 U.S. Films In Cannes Competition
23 April 1999 (StudioBriefing)
Four U.S. motion pictures are among the 22 chosen to compete at the Cannes Film Festival this year, organizers announced Thursday. Films by David Lynch, Tim Robbins, Jim Jarmusch, Atom Egoyan, Pedro Almodovar, and Kaige Chen were included in the list. Festival organizers also announced that Barber of Siberia, The (1998), from Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov and starring Julia Ormond, will open the festival on May 12 and that Oliver Parker's Ideal Husband, An (1999) with Cate Blanchett, Rupert Everett and Minnie Driver will close it 11 days later.

Wilde Coincidence
25 May 1998 (StudioBriefing)
Unbeknownst to one another, two rival British film companies have been mounting film adaptations of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play An Ideal Husband with plans for a late-1998 release, the London Sunday Times reported. One, whose cast includes Minnie Driver and Rupert Everett is being produced as a period piece; the other, starring James Wilby and Sadie Frost is a modernized version. Upon learning of the other's existence, each of the rivals, while conceding that they were initially alarmed and disappointed by their discoveries, insisted that "there was room for two, " the Times said.

The British Are Coming!
11 February 1998 (StudioBriefing)
The list of Oscar nominations released Wednesday appeared to reflect the resurgence of British filmmaking. London newspapers today (Wednesday) trumpeted the fact that four British actresses were nominated in the Best Actress category and that Full Monty, The (1997) received three nominations including best film, director (Peter Cattaneo), and screenplay (Simon Beaufoy). But U.K. films dotted the entire list of nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor nod for Anthony Hopkins for his role in Amistad (1997) (the only major nomination for the Steven Spielberg film) and a Best Supporting Actress nod for Minnie Driver for her role in Good Will Hunting (1997). Veteran stage actress Judi Dench, who won an actress nomination for her first starring role in a film (as Queen Victoria in Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997) ), told today's (Wednesday) USA Today: "I hope it means somebody will give us more money for our film industry. I think there is a renaissance in British films, but we need cash."

Ahoy! $200 Million Ahead!
12 January 1998 (StudioBriefing)
Titanic (1997) continued to steam ahead over the weekend, recording an estimated $29.2 million in ticket sales and bringing its 24-day gross to $198.4 million. Box office analysts observed that no film has ever registered more than $25 million for each of four consecutive weekends and that only Independence Day (1996) and Jurassic Park (1993) have exceeded Titanic's total for the same period. "The movie has taken on a life of its own, " 20th Century Fox film chairman Tom Sherak told today's (Monday) New York Post. "It's amazing, amazing." Added Paramount's Rob Friedman, "The appetite for the movie seems to be unending. ... It has tremendous staying power." The film lost only 12 percent of its previous weekend tally and actually performed better than it did during its first weekend. Paramount said that exit polls indicated that 7 percent of teenage girls who have seen it are repeat customers. Today's Daily Variety also reported that Titanic has now taken in $55 million in 11 overseas markets (topped by $23.5 million in Japan and $10.6 million in Australia) in three weeks. Miramax's Good Will Hunting (1997), in its first weekend in wide release, earned $10.3 million, to place second. (Newsday columnist Liz Smith reported today that the White House screened the movie for president and Mrs. Clinton at Camp David on Sunday and had invited the film's director, Gus Van Sant, producer Lawrence Bender as well as Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver and Robin Williams.) Sony's As Good As It Gets (1997) continued to get good grosses with $9.3 million. Also opening wide, New Line's Wag the Dog (1997) scampered into fourth place with $8.2 million. In fifth was the James Bond thriller Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) with $7.5 million, pushing its total past the $100 million mark. DreamWorks' Mouse Hunt (1997) continued to be the top family draw, earning $5.0 million, The only new arrival, Fox's Firestorm, shot down in flames by critics on Friday, got no help from moviegoers as it grossed only $4 million for fifth place. Other top finishers: 8. Jackie Brown (1997), Miramax, $3.8 million; 9. Scream 2 (1997), Miramax/Dimension, $3.7 million; 10. Amistad (1997), DreamWorks, $2.7 million.