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NEWS BRIEFS: Adam Sandler's Dog Died

Originally posted 02/06/2004 1:48PM

DIED: Adam Sandler's beloved pooch Meatball, 4, passed away Jan. 26, reports PEOPLE in its latest issue. The bulldog, whose drinking and drooling problems were well chronicled on the actor's Web page, also appeared in Sandler's 2000 film "Little Nicky." Sandler, 37, held a memorial service at his Malibu home for more than 100 people and served a cake that featured Meatball's face. Guests received T-shirts with the dog's image. As for the actor's other bulldog, Matzoball is sad but fine, according to the magazine.

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•  | Filed Under: Fab 5, Hasty Pudding Awards, Late Show With David Letterman, Adam Sandler, George W. Bush, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Master P, Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Bullock

Sandler, Connelly Pegged for Next Roles

Originally posted 01/29/2004 11:05AM

Adam Sandler, poised to open his "50 First Dates" with Drew Barrymore next month, already has his next vehicle in the pipeline: a remake of the 1974 Burt Reynolds comedy "The Longest Yard," about a former football player turned convict who challenges prison guards to a game, reports the Associated Press.

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Halle Berry, Adam Sandler on a Role

Originally posted 10/30/2002 11:40AM

There will be no resting on laurels for Halle Berry or Adam Sandler.

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Adam Sandler Unseats Tom Cruise

Originally posted 07/01/2002 11:20AM

Though critics held their collective nose, Adam Sandler's latest comedy, "Mr. Deeds," topped the weekend box-office list, even knocking Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" out of its No. 1 position, according to movie-studio estimates. In fact, the dark sci-fi movie slipped to third place, beaten by its toughest competition from last weekend, the Disney animated feature "Lilo & Stitch." ("Report," which reportedly cost $102 million, squeaked ahead of that one last weekend.) Not that Cruise is suffering; his movie has so far taken in an estimated $73.5 million. As for "Mr. Deeds," which cost a relatively modest $55 million, including the $20 million salary for Sandler, the film still doesn't measure up to Sandler's two biggest openings, notes Reuters. Those were "Big Daddy" ($41.5 million in June 1999) and "The Waterboy" ($39.4 million in November 1998). Then again, it sure beats his last big feature, "Little Nicky," which took in only $16 million its first weekend in November 2000. This weekend's Top 10 is as follows:

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Originally posted 03/10/1998 12:00AM

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