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DVD sales: Peter Jackson’s remake of “King Kong” sold more than 6.5 million DVDs in its first six days of release, representing $100 million in sales, Universal Studios reported Monday.
On the mend: Country singer George Jones, 74, who was hospitalized with pneumonia last week, was back at home Monday and “doing much better,” his manager, Evelyn Shriver, said.
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Madonna concert: A Quick Takes item in Tuesday’s Calendar section said Madonna would launch a summer tour at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The concert will be at the Forum in Inglewood.
D’oh!: A mere 16 years after it began on TV, a movie version of “The Simpsons” is being produced for release in July 2007, Fox said Monday.
Hitting the road: Following her performance this month at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Madonna will launch a summer tour of North America and Europe with a May 21 concert at L.A.’s Staples Center.
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