In Norbit, Eddie Murphy stars as a meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant (Eddie Murphy in drag) who finds his life turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams. Also on DVD: Horror film The Messengers.

Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy is back at the top of the box office after taking his new comedy Norbit to number one with a $33.7 million opening-weekend take. The actor plays a number of characters, including the hapless title character and his larger-than-life wife, in the blockbuster comedy.

John Corbett was so terrified of the crows who attack his character in hit new horror movie The Messengers, he insisted on using a body double for the pecking terror. The movie hunk was far from convinced he'd be totally safe from the "killer crows" and insisted on bringing in a stuntman whenever he could for attack scenes.

Horror film The Messengers, about a city family moving into a creepy haunted house in the country, debuted in the top spot at the U.S. box office, taking in $14.5 million. The mother-daughter comedy Because I Said So, starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, took second place with $13 million.

In the horror film "The Messengers," a family begins to notice unusual and disturbing changes in their father's behavior when a menacing darkness invades their run-down sunflower farm in North Dakota. The family is torn apart by chaos, distrust and murder. Continue Summary Photo gallery / More