MOVIESThe Wild Bunch: Brady fans, sing along:...

MOVIES

The Wild Bunch: Brady fans, sing along: “Here’s the story of the No. 1 movie. . . .” Paramount’s “The Brady Bunch Movie” grossed $8.3 million during the weekend, putting it in the top spot at the nation’s box office for the second week in a row, according to early industry estimates. In second place was Warner Bros.’ “Just Cause” with $6.6 million. Buena Vista’s “Heavyweights” was third with $4 million, followed by Universal’s “Billy Madison” in fourth with $3.4 million. TriStar’s “Legends of the Fall” grossed $2.7 million for fifth place; Universal’s “The Hunted” was close behind with a disappointing $2.6 million for its opening weekend.

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A Room of Bergman’s Own: Neighbors of director Ingmar Bergman want him to give up the rented one-room apartment in Stockholm where he wrote “The Seventh Seal” and “Fanny and Alexander.” Used only occasionally by Bergman as a writing studio, the room is empty most of the time. A representative of the apartment’s owner said that young renters need the room more than Bergman. But Bergman, 76, is not about to give up the apartment that he has had for 45 years--he appealed the notice of eviction. A hearing is scheduled for April.

TELEVISION

Exceptional Ratings: NBC’s “ER” has officially resuscitated the hourlong drama. The hit emergency-room show scored a sky-high rating of 24.3 and a 40 share on Thursday in its 10 p.m. time slot, meaning that 40% of all people watching TV at that time had the show on. With each ratings point equal to 954,000 households, 23.2 million homes were tuned in to the program, according to the Nielsen figures. The show became the first drama to hit a 40 share since the season premiere of ABC’s “Moonlighting” on Sept. 29, 1987.

KUDOS

And ‘The Actor’ Goes to . . . : Oscar contenders Tom Hanks and Jodie Foster were honored by their peers Saturday as best film actor and actress of 1994 at the first Screen Actors Guild Awards at Universal Studios. Hanks took home a gray statuette, dubbed “The Actor,” for his role in “Forrest Gump.” Foster won for “Nell.” Martin Landau was named best supporting actor for playing Bela Lugosi in “Ed Wood,” while Dianne Wiest was named best supporting actress for her role in “Bullets Over Broadway.” The TV cop show “NYPD Blue” was honored twice--for star Dennis Franz as best actor in a drama and for best ensemble acting in a drama. “Seinfeld” also received double distinction for Jason Alexander and ensemble acting in a comedy series. The winners were determined by votes by the 72,000 SAG members. George Burns, 99, was given a lifetime achievement award. After standing at his table and thanking the crowd, he joked, “Now I’m going to do something that’s not easy to do. I’m going to sit down.”

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And ‘The Cesar’ Goes to . . . : French film star Isabelle Adjani took the best actress award at the Cesars, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, for her role in “La Reine Margot” (“Queen Margot”), an epic about the 16th-Century religious wars. Adjani wasn’t at the ceremony Saturday night in Paris to collect her fourth Cesar, but she sent a message: “I am eight months pregnant. You will understand.” The Cesar for best French film went to “Les Roseaux Sauvages” (“The Wild Reeds”) by Andre Techine, who also won for best director. “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” directed by Britain’s Mike Newell, won the best foreign film award. But “Queen Margot” swept the board, taking five awards including best supporting actress for Italian Virna Lisi and best costumes. Best actor went to Gerard Lanvin in “Le Fils Prefere” (“Favorite Son”). Director Steven Spielberg, actors Gregory Peck and Jeanne Moreau were awarded Cesars in tributes to their careers.

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MTV Honor: Rapper-actress Queen Latifah and rock group Pearl Jam will receive the second annual Patrick Lippert Award, named after the Rock the Vote founder, during a Rock the Vote benefit hosted by MTV on Tuesday. The 6:30-9 p.m. event takes place at the Palace in Hollywood. Tickets are $150.

POP/ROCK

Grammy Fever: About 1,600 L.A. Unified high school students will take part in the seventh annual National Grammy in the Schools Day today at USC’s School of Music, two days before the Grammy Awards are presented. The students will join 1995 Grammy nominees, including Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Don Was, Phil Ramone, Arturo Sandoval and Alan Silvestri (“Forrest Gump” score) for an educational celebration of music sponsored by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The event offers workshops with the music celebrities and music-biz executives. The day will be capped by a performance by the Grammy All-American High School Jazz Band and Choir featuring students selected from Grammy in the Schools events across the country as well as guest celebrity vocalists. The concert will air live on KUSC (91.5 FM) at 12:30 p.m.

QUICK TAKES

A fire heavily damaged composer Stephen Sondheim’s house in New York on Friday night, killing a dog. No people were in the five-story house. Fire department officials said the fire was not considered suspicious. . . . Gilbert Cates, producer of the 67th annual Academy Awards telecast, will answer questions live on ABC Online tonight.