'M:I 4' Wins Christmas Box Office; 'Game of Thrones' Director Chosen for 'Thor 2'; Actress Forced to Reveal Name in IMDB Lawsuit; 10 Media Missteps of 2011; Fox Sports Wins Key Dodgers Ruling

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TOP STORIES Box Office Report: 'Mission: Impossible 4' Christmas Victor, Tom Cruise is Back Cameron Crowe's Matt Damon-Scarlett Johansson starrer "We Bought a Zoo" opens to a soft No. 6; David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" off to solid start. 'Game of Thrones' Director Alan Taylor Chosen for 'Thor 2' The helmer replaces Patty Jenkins, who departed the project in early December. Actress Forced to Reveal Name in IMDB Lawsuit A judge rules that the $1 million case over disclosing an anonymous actress's age on the listing service will be dismissed in 14 days unless she comes forward in public. 10 Media Missteps of 2011: THR Year in Review VIDEO: From Anderson Cooper's giggle-fest to a Fox anchor accidentally reporting President Obama's death, THR looks at some of the year's big television news gaffes that made headline news. Fox Sports Wins Key Ruling Against Dodgers A federal judge grants an emergency stay of a bankruptcy court's ruling, which could impact Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's ability to sell TV rights. MOVIES THR Awards Expert Scott Feinberg's Top 10 Films of 2011 Feinberg's personal favorites include a black-and-white silent, an old-school epic, an NC-17 character study, a Spanish-language thriller, and an unscripted love story. 'The Great Gatsby' Director Baz Luhrmann Injured on Australia Set Production on the Leonardo DiCaprio movie was shut down a day early following the accident. 'Fast Five,' 'Hangover II,' 'Thor' Top List of Year's Most Pirated Movies But the average number of BitTorrent downloads for this year's top 10 was significantly lower than last year. 'Hunger Games' Album to Feature Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire and The Decemberists The companion songs from producer T. Bone Burnett, Lionsgate and Universal Republic Records will be released ahead of the film's wide release on March 23, 2012.  15 Biggest Box Office Flops of 2011: THR Year In Review PHOTOS: Many Hollywood studios will be all too happy to forget 2011, which witnessed a troubling dip in moviegoing for much of the year at the domestic box office. There were several high-profile flops that lost tens of millions, including "Mars Needs Moms" and "Cowboys & Aliens." Studios split grosses with  theater owners, so even if a movie makes as much as its production budget, its still in trouble, not to mention marketing costs. And, after several record-breaking years, the domestic box revenues are running 4 percent behind 2010 levels. Here’s a glance at the movies largely rejected by audiences. TV AMC Renews 'Hell on Wheels' for Second Season The Western drama becomes the fifth of the network's six original series to get an additional year. Versus to Air NHL Winter Classic Alumni Game on December 31 Also joining the Saturday afternoon telecast of the Flyers-Rangers match-up is Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and MSG Network stateside, and the CBC in Canada. Ratings: 'The X Factor' Part two of the season one closer jumped to a 3.8 among adults 18-49 on a night of mostly repeats, with Melanie Amaro and Fox both walking away winners. Donald Trump Breaks With Republican Party; Switches Voter Registration to Independent The "Celebrity Apprentice" star has been threatening for months to run for president as a third-party candidate if he wasn't satisfied with the GOP nominee.

THE BUSINESS Ex-NBC Executive Marc Graboff in Talks to Run 'American Idol' Owner CKX Last month, it emerged that he would depart from his role as NBC’s head of West Coast business operations. FCC Moves to Ease Media Cross-Ownership Rule in Big Markets Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Tribune Co. are seen as beneficiaries of a rule change proposed by the agency led by Julius Genachowski.

STYLE THR Critic David Rooney's Top 10 Theater Productions of 2011 In a year dominated by the backstage drama of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the wild success of "The Book of Mormon" and the city-wide swoon that greeted Hugh Jackman, it was the explosion of new plays more than musicals that distinguished 2011 on New York stages. Hollywood's Biggest Real Estate Deals of the Week: Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, Anderson Cooper, Zynga's Mark Pincus PHOTOS: Who's buying, who's selling and who's lost at least $880,000 -- for the week ending Dec. 23.

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