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Pixar's Monsters Inc. 2 will come out of the closet in 3D on Nov. 16, 2012, Walt Disney Pictures announced today, while another Pixar picture, The Bear and the Bow, gets a title change to Brave and a new release date, June 15, 2012.

This weekend marks the return of Jennifer Lopez to mainstream movies after a five-year hiatus. For a stretch that lasted from the late 1990s on through 2005, Ms. Lopez was arguably one of the most bankable actresses. That may sound strange today in light of her last theatrical release, El Cantante, making just $7.6 million in 2007, while another movie, Bordertown, went straight-to-video (not to mention the waning record sales of her music career). Perhaps contributing to a negative perception of her prior drawing power is the fact that she never starred in an intended blockbuster and none of her movies grossed more than $100 million (though three did adjusted for ticket price inflation). Oliver StoneSteven SoderberghGeorge ClooneyBen AffleckJennifer Lopez

Purposefully aligning the environmentalist movie with Earth Day, James Cameron's Avatar arrives in stores on DVD and Blu-Ray on Thursday, April 22, or four months and three days after its theatrical debut. Jeff BridgesPeter JacksonSteven Spielberg

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration was busy this week, issuing ratings for five upcoming nationwide releases in their Wednesday morning bulletin. Jackie Earle HaleySteve CarellJason SegelMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadChris EvansJason SchwartzmanAnna KendrickJulia RobertsIce Cube

Clash of the Titans ruled the foreign box office for the third straight weekend, thanks in part to sizeable debuts in China, Mexico and Italy. Alice in Wonderland also found its coffers growing thanks to important dates in Japan and Spain, while How to Train Your Dragon continued its potent run.

Two travel-themed pictures have reached their final destinations: Up in the Air exited with a high-flying $83.8 million, while When in Rome bowed out with $32.7 million. As usual with such closings, these pictures continued to play at a few theaters, but as far as their distributors are concerned, their box office is dead (even though a slight trickle persists). George ClooneyJason ReitmanKristen BellJosh Duhamel

For the second weekend in a row, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo led the way among limited releases. Meanwhile, new movies The Joneses and The Perfect Game failed to gain much traction, while high-profile releases Greenberg and The Runaways continued their retreat. David DuchovnyDemi MooreBen StillerKristen StewartAnthony Hopkins

Kick-Ass didn't bust out of its unpopular superhero comedy confines nor did it match its hype, but it nonetheless delivered one of the highest-grossing starts ever for its sub-genre. Still, that may not have been enough to lead a weekend that saw How to Train Your Dragon spreading its wings further. With five pictures grossing $15-20 million, overall business was up 11 percent from the same timeframe last year, when 17 Again ruled. Tyler PerryChris RockMartin LawrenceTracy Morgan

Leading the box office on Friday, Kick-Ass wasn't exactly the next Zombieland, despite the hype machine pushing it as something even bigger. Nevertheless, it posted a relatively solid estimated $7.6 million on approximately 4,300 screens at 3,065 locations. That figure, though, still includes preview grosses from Thursday night.

20th Century Fox announced that Robert Rodriguez's action thriller Machete will premiere on Labor Day Weekend 2010 (Sept. 3). Based off a fake movie trailer from Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse, Machete follows the titular Mexican ex-Federale (Danny Trejo) as he hunts down people who double-crossed him. Robert De NiroJessica AlbaLindsay LohanGeorge Clooney

Though it tumbled a steep 59 percent, Clash of the Titans led the box office for the second week in a row with $33.6 million. Date Night wasn't far behind, tallying $31.9 million in its first week, while How to Train Your Dragon dropped 34 percent to $30.1 million. Overall box office was down 12 percent from the same time frame last year, when Hannah Montana The Movie led with $43.5 million. Steve CarellTina FeyTyler Perry

This weekend, two morbidly-themed comedies enter the fray and are poised for lively debuts. Kick-Ass busts onto approximately 4,400 screens at 3,065 theaters, while Death at a Funeral (2010) pops onto over 3,000 screens at 2,459 theaters. Chris RockTracy MorganMartin LawrenceZoe SaldañaJames MarsdenDemi MooreDavid Duchovny

Sony Pictures announced this morning that children's book adaptation Hugo Cabret, directed by Martin Scorsese, is now scheduled to hit theaters in 3D on Dec. 9, 2011.

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration released their weekly ratings bulletin this morning, which included new ratings for Iron Man 2, Going the Distance and The Rum Diary. Gwyneth PaltrowDon CheadleScarlett JohanssonMickey RourkeSamuel L. JacksonJon FavreauDrew BarrymoreJustin LongJohnny DeppAaron EckhartGiovanni Ribisi

Though it fell hard and barely led domestically, Clash of the Titans swept into more countries and took a commanding lead over the foreign box office weekend ending April 11, while How to Train Your Dragon and Alice in Wonderland repeated in second and third place, respectively. Martin Scorsese

Two highly-anticipated but scarcely-attended movies closed this past Thursday, April 8. Revenge thriller Edge of Darkness, pitched as Mel Gibson's return to acting, finished with a relatively weak $43.3 million, while Roald Dahl adaptation The Fantastic Mr. Fox ended with just over $21 million. Wes AndersonGeorge ClooneyMeryl Streep

With sizable showings from new release Date Night and holdovers Clash of the Titans and How to Train Your Dragon, the weekend as a whole was on the high end for mid-April, albeit down a touch from the same timeframe last year. Steve CarellTina FeyTyler Perry

Date Night was the top choice on date night, attracting an estimated $9.3 million on approximately 4,600 screens at 3,374 locations. That's a bigger opening day than The Bounty Hunter's $7.6 million last month and well above par amongst similar past titles. The comedy was the only major new nationwide release on Friday.

Leading April 2-8, Clash of the Titans mustered $80.9 million in its first seven days, ranking as the 73rd highest-grossing opening week of all time. That was less than 300's first week, which came in at $96.3 million, and Clash had lower estimated attendance than Troy and Gladiator among similar titles.

20th Century Fox announced today that Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, the third movie in the Big Momma's House franchise, will hit theaters Feb. 18, 2011 (Presidents' Day weekend). Martin Lawrence will reprise his role as an FBI agent whose investigations lead him to go undercover, cross-dressing in a fat suit as the titular character. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the third movie finds Big Momma going undercover at an all-girls performing-arts school.