- The Expendables 2 $13.4 m
- The Bourne Legacy $9.3 m
- Paranorman $8.6 m
- The Campaign $7.4 m
- The Dark Knight Rises $7.2 m
Weekend At the Box Office : Aug. 24-26, 2012
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Top 10 Paid NBA Players 2012-2013 Season
via NBC SPORTS
1. Kobe Bryant (Lakers) $27,849,149
2. Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) $20,907,128
3. Carmelo Anthony (Knicks) $20,463,024
4. Amare Stoudemire (Knicks) $19,948,799
5. Joe Johnson (Nets) $19,752,645
6. Dwight Howard (Lakers) $19,536,360
7. Pau Gasol (Lakers) $19,000,000
8. Chris Paul (Clippers) $17,779,458
9 (T). Chris Bosh (Heat) $17,545,000
9 (T). LeBron James (Heat) $17,545,000
(Bonus) 11.Dwyane Wade (Heat) $17,182,000
In unrelated news, Kobe Bryant drops 68 points in 15 minutes of a Chinese charity game. Watch highlights below:
The event raised over $400,000 in ticket revenue, which will go towards building and improving basketball facilities in Project Hope schools for underprivileged children in China.
Apple’s Market Cap Reaches $621 B. Most Valuable Company of All Time
Apple is now the most valuable company of all time, with the Cupertino-based company’s market cap reaching a high of $621 billion. The company’s stock is trading at $664.12 per share, and reached a record price of $664.74 per share in trading today.
Microsoft previously set the record for a public company’s valuation at $618.9 billion in December of 1999.
Forbes Top Earning Couples 2012
- Jay Z + Beyonce = $78 million
- Tom Brady + Gisele Bunchen =$70 million
- David + Victoria Beckham = $54 million
- Brad Pitt + Angelina Jolie = $45 million
- Will + Jada Pinkett Smith =$40 million
Kanye & Kim Kardashian on the next years list?
Stay Tuned…
10 Cities Where Homes Cost Less Than Cars
The list spans across the nation from Florida, to New Jersey to Ohio. But Michigan catches the brunt of the poorly priced real estate market, with Detroit taking the best of the worst honor by having the median listing price is $21,000 for a house, according to Trulia.com. That kind of change might get you a Chevy Cruze or Hyundai Elantra.
A new midsize sedan in the driveway should not cost more than the house it’s parked next to.
In reverse order, here’s the list and the city’s median price for a home. Sadly, it’s easy to pick a vehicle that costs more than any of these prices.
10. Port Richey, Florida: $59,900
9. Holiday, Florida: $59,900
8. Youngstown, Ohio: $57,550
7. Dearborn Heights, Michigan: $55,000
6. Whiting, New Jersey: $52,450
5. Warren, Michigan: $49,900
4. Redford, Michigan: $40,000
3. Gary, Indiana: $39,900
2. Flint, Michigan: $31,950
1. Detroit, Michigan: $21,000
Alibaba Buys Back 20% Stake From Yahoo for $7.1 Billion
Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba has bought half of Yahoo’s stake in the company — 20% of Alibaba’s shares — back from Yahoo for $7.1 billion.
Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will sell half its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock. Read More
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Buys Island for $500 Million
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has bought the Hawaiian Island of Lanai for a whopping $500 million. Forbes lists Ellison as the world’s sixth richest billionaire, which makes him eligible to buy nearly anything he could think of.
Around 3,200 people currently reside in Lanai, which consists of 50 miles of coastline without a single traffic light, and features tons of unspoiled charm. Read More
Worlds Wealthiest Woman
The richest women may span the globe, but two of them come from the same family: the Waltons.
Two of the Walmart heirs capture spots two and and four on Wealth-X’s list of the world’s richest women. Valued at $29 and $28 billion respectively, the two women are part of a family that’s worth the same amount as the bottom 30 percent of Americans, according to an analysis from a labor economist at the University of California-Berkeley.
Other super-wealthy women that made Wealth-X’s cut include Australian mining mogul Gina Rinehart, valued at $29.1 billion, and French socialite Liliane Bettencourt, who is valued at $24 billion. Read More
Mayweather vs Cotto scores $94 Million in PPV Sales
Darrell Rovell from NBC Sports has the amount that HBO Sports got in pay-per-view buys for the Mayweather-Cotto Fight. He also compares it to what Mayweather/De La Hoya made. * This amount only includes PPV buys – nothing else like merchandise sales, sponsors, etc….
Top Nightlife Destinations in Las Vegas
Cinco De Mayo is this weekend and everyone is looking for a good place to party before, during and after the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto fight in Las Vegas, NV. Checkout our list of top night spots in Las Vegas after the jump.
Checkout These Cool Nightlife Spots next time you visit Lost Wages Las Vegas.
Coin Worth $1.15 Million
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — When is a penny worth $1.15 million? When it is a rare experimental penny minted in 1792.
The unusual coin was auctioned off Thursday at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in suburban Chicago.
Officials with Heritage Auctions say Kevin Lipton of Beverly Hills, Calif., bought the penny on behalf of a group of unnamed investors. The winning bid was $1 million, but the investors also must pay the auction house’s 15 percent commission. Read More
Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook is not waiting for its initial public offering to make its first big purchase.
The social network has acquired Instagram, the popular photo-sharing application, for about $1 billion in cash and stock, the company said Monday. In a Facebook post on a profile page, the company’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said he planned to build Instagram independently from the social network. The move will allow users to post on other social networks, follow users not on Facebook, and to opt out of sharing on Facebook.
“For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family,” Mr. Zuckerberg wrote. “Now, we’ll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.”
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, which is expected to go public next month.
Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices.
The total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close later this quarter.
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