VILLAGE TAKE: The Village opened with an estimated $50.7 million--more than double the take of The Bourne Supremacy, now in second place with $23.2 million, and of the new political thriller The Manchurian Candidate, in third place with $20 million.

THE GREEN MENACE: Shrek 2 passing Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace as the fourth-highest grossing film of all time. The 'toon sequel has taken in $432 million in North America.

BOND-ING? The British tabloid News of the World reporting Sunday that Aussie actor Eric Bana, best known for his roles in The Hulk and Troy, is in negotiations to take over the role of James Bond from departing 007 Pierce Brosnan. But MGM says the story "is not true."

HASTA LA VISTA: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, selling three properties in their $18 million Pacific Palisades residential compound, according to the Los Angeles Times.

THE GOVERNATOR ADD: Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger reaching a settlement in his legal battle with Ohio Discount Merchandise over bobblehead dolls. The deal allows the company to make dolls of the governor with a portion of sales going to the Arnold All Stars charity.

THE MACK GETS JACKED: R&B singer Mark Morrison, best-known in the U.S. for his 1996 hit "Return of the Mack," spent a night in jail after an incident at a nightclub Saturday night, according to BBC News. Morrison told the BBC that he was "sucker-punched" by a man who approached him at the club pretending to be a fan. The crafty "fan" got away with Morrison's diamond medallion while Morrison fought with nightclub security and police. The 32-year-old's record company has offered a $36,000 reward to anyone returning the medallion.

CHANGE OF SCENERY: This year's edition of Farm Aid will be held Sept. 18 in Auburn, Washington, marking the first time the charity concert will play west of the Rockies. Cofounders Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp are all expected to perform.

THE O'FRANKEN FACTOR: Political humorist Al Franken's program on Air America Radio, The Al Franken Show, set to debut on the Sundance Channel starting Sept. 7.

MEET THE NEW BOSS: Oscar-nominated actress Angela Bassett to play a new senior CIA director in a multi-episode story line on ABC's Alias.

MARRIAGE SURVIVAL 101: People magazine reports Survivor sweeties Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano will not sign a prenup. The couple plan to tie the knot by next summer. Should they ever divorce, they'd have to split their $1.25 million total winnings.

IN THE HUNT: King Arthur star Keira Knightley set to star in New Line Cinema's Domino, an action thriller to be directed by Tony Scott based on the true tale of a model turned bounty hunter.

TUNING IN: Last week's Democratic National Convention snagging an average audience of 20.4 million over its four nights, a slight tick down from the 20.6 million viewers who watched the 2000 DNC.

LONG LIST OF SHORLIST JUDGES: The 2004 Shortlist Awards has tapped Norah Jones, Robert Smith, Jack Black and the Dixie Chicks to help choose this year's batch of adventurous newcomers in the music world. The Shortlist Music Prize culminates in a multi-artist concert in Los Angeles in November. Past winners include N*E*R*D, Damien Rice and Sigur Ros.

STILL DAVE, STILL DANGEROUS: Comedy Central signing up Dave Chappelle for two more years of Chappelle's Show.

OFFERING PRAISE: More than a dozen celebs, including Bob Geldof, Bono and Jude Law, signing an open letter publicly thanking British Prime Minister Tony Blair for upping government aid to the world's poorest nations to $11.7 billion by 2007.

RECOVERING: Apple Computer and Pixar chief Steve Jobs recuperating from successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas, according to a company-wide email that went out on Sunday. He's expected to be back on the job next month.

BANDING TOGETHER: Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest, Randy Quaid, Nancy McKeon and Thomas Gibson signing on to star in a disaster-themed miniseries for CBS next season.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Kuwait, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, banning Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 because the movie insults the Saudi royal family and is critical of the War in Iraq.

FAHRENHEIT ADD: Meanwhile, the Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois, sending a letter to Moore and his distributor Lions Gate Entertainment, requesting an apology and $1 in damages for allegedly doctoring one of its front page headlines about the 2000 presidential election to fit his movie.

HOOP DREAMS: Michael Jordan guest starring on ABC's season premiere of My Wife and Kids on September 19 when Damon Wayans' character encounters him at a basketball fantasy camp.

GOING HIS WAY: Lenny Kravitz kicking off a 19-city North American tour Sept. 11 in Atlantic City and wrapping up in Las Vegas on Oct. 16.

KUDOS! Oscar-winning Hollywood producer Richard D. Zanuck will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Deauville Film Festival in France in September.

ON THE ROAD: Richard Chamberlain set to headline the U.S. premiere of Leslie Bricusse's stage musical Scrooge, which will launch a multi-city national tour October 26 at Chi's Oriental Theater in New York, according to Variety.

KICKIN': The punk-filled Warped Tour the one bright spot in a disappointing summer concert season, expected to sell more than 600,000 tickets at about $25 a piece, according to its founder.

REMEMBERED: Sam Edwards, a veteran character actor who appeared in scores of films and TV shows such as Happy Days, Barnaby Jones, Little House on the Prairie and Gunsmoke, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 89.