WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 9
PEOPLE
Kidman, Urban wed in Australia
BY MERAIAH FOLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia — Church bells rang out over Nicole Kidman's hometown Sunday to announce her marriage to country music star Keith Urban in a lavish but intimate ceremony attended by relatives, close friends and a smattering of Hollywood stars.
The beaming bride wore a flowing white Balenciaga gown and pearl drop earrings. Her cream Rolls-Royce limousine drove from her waterfront mansion across the iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge, through streets lined with cheering fans.
Kidman, accompanied by her father, Antony, smiled and waved to well-wishers outside the Gothic-style St. Patrick's College building, which was dramatically floodlit for the evening ceremony.
The nuptials were held in a small chapel on the compound atop cliffs overlooking a beach.
Urban, a Grammy-winning country music star, wore a black suit with a white rose in his lapel matching a bouquet clutched by Kidman.
The ceremony was private, amid intense public interest and speculation about the details. The pastor said the Oscar-winning actress and Nashville, Tenn.-based singer would
have a traditional Roman Catholic service.
It was Urban's first marriage. Kidman and Tom Cruise divorced in 2001 after 10 years of marriage.
The couple released an official photograph showing them smiling and holding hands.
"We just want to thank everyone in Australia and around the world who have sent us their warm wishes," the newlyweds said in a brief statement accompanying the photo.
They were expected to spend their wedding night in Sydney before leaving for what local media said would be a Fiji resort honeymoon.
Urban's manager said Saturday the couple had wandered a "normal" wedding.
MOVIES
SANDLER'S NEW MOVIE,"CLICK", TAKES CONTROL OF TOP SPOT
BY DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Adam Sandler took charge of the remote control at the weekend box office.
His comic fantasy "Click," about a man whose new universal remote takes control of his life and leaves it in chaos, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Sony's "Click" bumped off the Disney- Pixar animated comedy "Cars," which slipped
to second place with $22.5 million, raising its domestic total to $155.9 million.
The weekend's other new wide release — Focus Features" "Waist Deep" starring Tyrese Gibson as an ex-con forced into a robbery spree to collect ransom for his kidnapped son — opened strongly with $9.5 million to finish at No. 4.
"Waist Deep" played in 1,004 theaters and averaged $9,414 per cinema, compared to a $10,670 average for "Click" in 3,749 theaters.
"Click" finished in the ballpark of the opening weekends for Sandler's other recent comedies. "Mr. Deeds," "Anger Management," "50
First Dates" and "The Longest Yard," whose debuts ranged from $37 million to $47 million.
Sandler plays a harried architect and family man who receives a magical remote that can fast-forward and freeze-frame his life. The movie co-stars Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken and David Hasselhoff.
"Sandler's one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "Adam Sandler has this timeless appeal to audiences. He's like a big kid, and people love that about him."