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FROM MTV MOVIES: Librarians, booksellers and English teachers, rejoice: Moviegoers overwhelmingly chose "The Help," adapted from the best-selling novel, over all of the remakes, sequels and reboots in theaters this past weekend.

"The Help" dropped just 21 percent in its second weekend of release, taking in $20.5 million (for a 12-day $71.8 million total) to become the #1 movie in America, according to studio estimates. The heavily promoted "Fright Night" remake, the "Conan" reboot and the latest "Spy Kids" all flopped.

Last week's #1 movie, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," was in second place this week with $16.3 million. The well-reviewed sci-fi film's $133.8 million total put it past where Tim Burton's critically maligned "Planet of the Apes" remake was during a similar spot in its 2001 theatrical run.

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Enter an age undreamed of via the brand new "Conan the Barbarian" poster that has hit the web today.

The poster, which debuted at Fandango, is perhaps less action-packed than the ones we've previously seen, but it earns some serious points with us for showing off its leading men and ladies, including the seldom-seen Stephen Lang and Rose McGowan.

But at the central focus of the poster, as it should be, is leading man Jason Momoa as the titular barbarian. Alongside him is leading lady Rachel Nichols, who looks to be a bit more than meets the eye. If anyone was doubting that this was going to have appropriate amounts of fantasy to match the action, this should quell your fears.

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The first teasing glimpse at director Marcus Nispel's "Conan the Barbarian" arrived on Saturday. The minute-long trailer features a curling wisp of smoke with incomplete flashes of movie footage popping in behind it.

While it might not be the reveal fans were hoping for, the teaser nonetheless serves up our first look at the movie in action, compliments of Yahoo!. And for all the pictures we've seen, it's still cool to see Jason Momoa as Conan pop up roughly halfway through, sword held to his side in a visual reference to the pose Arnold Schwarzenegger struck in one of the original 1982 film's images. Read More...

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From arrogant swordsman to cunning rogue, there are many ways that one could describe Conan — the impossibly muscled warrior, not the redheaded talk show host — but it appears that his status as a barbarian is still the favorite descriptor.

Superhero Hype reports that the forthcoming "Conan" reboot has changed its title to "Conan the Barbarian," reflecting the original title of the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring adaptation. It's a small change for some, sure, but for longtime fans of the property and character, it's a step into previously conquered ground. Read More...

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