Decade of Hotness

Last month what fashion-savvy Jennifer Aniston would wear to this weekend's ceremony, once it was announced that Spike TV would be honoring the film and TV star with an award for her 'Decade of Hotness.'

Keeping it simple, Aniston, 42, went with a short LBD (little black dress) to look her best at Saturday's 'Guys Choice Awards.' Her oversized trophy was presented by her 'Horrible Bosses' co-stars: Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman.

If a night about guys voting for their favorite beauties sounds like a sweaty testosterone-fest, that didn't stop a number of other famous females from dressing up and strolling down the red carpet.

Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes and Minka Kelly (who was up for the 'Holy Grail of Hot' award, but lost to Mila Kunis) were all spotted at the Los Angeles event.

Cable channel held its gala at the Sony Pictures Studios Saturday night and will broadcast the proceedings beginning Friday.

Wahlberg was honored for portraying a boxer in "The Fighter," which also was named Guy Movie of the Year. The real Micky Ward, whom he played, was present along his half-brother Dicky Eklund and director David O. Russell.

"Fast Times At Ridgemont High" was inducted into the Guy Movie Hall of Fame, where it joins "GoodFellas," "Swingers," "There's Something About Mary" and "Fight Club."

Richards of the Rolling Stones accepted his honor from actors Robert De Niro and Jason Statham. His memoir, "Life," also was recognized.

Harrison Ford and Jon Favreau received the Most Manticipated Movie award for the forthcoming "Cowboys & Aliens."

Among other winners, Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") was named Biggest Ass Kicker, and Jennifer Aniston took the Decade of Hotness prize.

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class rebooted the mutant-superhero franchise by opening to $56 million, according to studio estimates. Whether that figure is a success or not depends on your point of view. Compared to the prior four X-Men movies, First Class attracted by far the least amount of moviegoers on opening weekend. It barely beat the original X-Men, which debuted to $54.5 million in 2000 (or $79.4 million in today’s dollars). And First Class fell far short of X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which grossed $85.6 million, $102.8 million, and $85.1 million their first weekends, respectively. Fox’s PG-13 action film also failed to match the $65.7 million debut set by fellow Marvel superhero Thor last month.

But Fox has been quick to compare First Class‘ numbers to those of Batman Begins, another superhero franchise reboot and origin story helmed by a rising director. (When Christopher Nolan made Batman Begins, he was best known for the indie breakout Memento and the thriller remake Insomnia; likewise, First Class director Matthew Vaughn has made his mark with Layer Cake and Kick-Ass) In 2005, Batman Begins started out with an okay $48.7 million opening, wound up collecting $205.3 million, and set the stage for The Dark Knight‘s gangbusters performance. First Class earned solid reviews and is sporting a “B+” grade from CinemaScore audiences, so Fox is hoping the $160 million picture holds up well these next few weeks and paves the way for a more lucrative sequel.

Meanwhile, Sony reports it has grossed $679.1 million through May, up more than 100% from 2010. May for Sony yielded $50.4 million in overseas box office, up 28% from May 2010. World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles (cume $118.9 million) and the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It ($111.7 million) were key drivers of Sony’s five-month action.

Universal is also having a solid year so far thanks largely to heavy Fast Five action. January-through-May foreign b.o. figure is $632.8 million, up seven percent from last year with the May-only figure ($311.5 million) increasing 66% from 2010. (Paramount and Warner Bros. have yet to report year-to-date figures.)

Fox’s animation outing Rio bagged $2.8 million on the weekend from 2,508 venues in 25 territories for a foreign cume of $326.5 million. Paramount’s Thor, director Kenneth Branagh’s screen treatment of the mythic comic book character, has generated total foreign box office of $258 million thanks to a $1.6 million weekend at 2,990 locations in 60 markets.

In France, Mars Distribution’s release of Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris dropped to the market’s No. 5 spot, grossing an estimated $1.2 million from 450 screens, a dip of 13% from the prior weekend. Market cume stands at 10.2 million.

Also in France, Tree of Life, Terrence Malick’s Cannes Festival prizewinner, dropped to No. 7 with an estimated $1 million drawn from 350 sites. The EuropaCorp Distribution release has registered a market total of $4.4 million thus far. Top local language newcomer in France was Pathe’s No. 4-ranked Monsieur Papa, a comedy-drama directed by and costarring Kad Merad, which opened at 350 sites for an estimated $1.4 million.

Other international cumes: Fox’s Black Swan, $$214.1 million; Sony and other distributors' Hanna, $13.6 million; Fox’s Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, $46 million; Universal’s Paul, $53.8 million; Fox’s Water For Elephants, $53.6 million; UGC Distribution’s The Rabbi’s Cat, $1.1 million in France opener at 225 locations; Sony’s Priest, $42.2 million; Universal’s The Adjustment Bureau, $58.4 million; Gaumont’s La conquete (The Conquest), $4.6 million in France only; and Universal’s Senna, $3.5 million from three markets including a U.K. and Ireland debut for the racing car driver docu generating $500,000 from 67 screens).

Wales Open

NEWPORT, Wales — Unheralded Swede Alexander Noren (FSY) captured his second European Tour title by winning the Wales Open on Sunday, shooting a 1-under 70 for a two-stroke victory.

The 127th-ranked Noren shot a 1-under 70 in the final round for a 9-under total of 275 at Celtic Manor, adding to his win at the 2009 European Masters.

"It will be weird but I will look forward to it," he said. "I can't believe it still. When the final putt was this far, I knew it was done. It was incredible."

Noren won't be able to celebrate for long. He is scheduled to tee off at Sunningdale on Monday in a qualifying tournament for the British Open at Royal St. George's next month.

Gregory Bourdy (FSY) of France had a bogey-free 67 to finish joint runner-up with Anders Hansen (FSY) of Denmark, who had a 71.

Johan Edfors (FSY) (69) and Peter Hanson (72) of Sweden, Ricardo Gonzalez (FSY) of Argentina (67) and Pablo Larrazabal (FSY) of Spain (67) were another stroke back.

Noren acknowledged feeling some tension after entering the third round with a one-stroke lead, then said he expecNoren won by two strokes from the Dane Anders Hansen and the Frenchman Gregory Havret after a closing 70 containing two birdies and one mistake. That came on the drivable 15th when, with confidence high and a three-stroke cushion, he went for the green with a three-wood and saw it go left and kick down a bank into a hazard.

A bogey five brought the gap down to two but he parred the last three holes for a nine-under-par total of 275. It completed a very satisfactory week that began with Noren qualifying for the US Open – his first major in America.

But his work goes on. Winning the title and £300,000 does not spare him from 36 holes of Open Championship qualifying at Sunningdale on Monday. "It will be weird but I will look forward to it," he said. "My driving has been the best it's ever been. I never really believed I could do well on tough courses but now we play them all the time. I've proved to myself I can hit a lot of greens and not just rely on my short game."

His name follows that of Graeme McDowell on to the trophy – and last year, of course, the Ulsterman went on to capture the US Open as well. McDowell had hopes of a successful defence when he was lying in second place behind Noren at halfway but then came a terrible Saturday score of 81 and even an improvement of 10 strokes on Sunday lifted him only to 30th place.

Noren had resumed one ahead of Hansen and Peter Hanson but by the 7th green that had swelled to four. Hansen was the first to fall back, taking a double-bogey seven on the long 2nd after his ball plugged in sand. Hanson went joint top with a 10-foot putt on the 4th but missed a three-foot opportunity at the next, double-bogeyed the 6th after failing to make it over the water with his approach and then three-putted the next.

Grégory Bourdy set the target of seven under with a birdie at the par-five last and Hansen's birdie at the short 17th meant he still had a chance. But, although Noren went over the green in two on the last and then played a poor chip, Hansen was bunkered and came out 18 feet past the flag. Both took five and Hansen finished joint second with Bourdy. Johan Edfors, another Swede, eagled the hole to share fourth with Argentina's Ricardo González, who hit a triple-bogey seven at the 1st but shot a 67.ted a tougher task Sunday.