TAPPER: Welcome back to THE LEAD. It's time for the pop culture lead. It's a film inspired by the life of a man who served eight sitting presidents in its opening weekend "The Butler" cleaned house. The film came in at number one, raking in $25 million. A lot of its success is credited not only to early Oscar buzz, but to a big push within African-American churches. The filmmakers made special trailers targeting African-American faith-based groups, which include scripture passages and inspirational quotes from the cast and crew. Also debuting at the Box Office last weekend, "Kick Ass 2," but the movie did quite not live up to its name, came in third place with $19 million in earnings. If there was any doubt left that "Breaking Bad" is not as addictive as the crystal meth, this should settle it. Apparently people in Connecticut started calling 911 when their cable went out while watching "Breaking Bad" last night. The show returned the week before with a record 5.9 million viewers apparently not all of them geniuses. The Fairfield Police Department posted a reminder on Facebook that 911 is only for emergencies. A dramatic story does not count on one on basic cable. Some even reached now to their state senator. So never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo. A Broadway version of "Romeo and Juliet" is making headlines for injecting race into the classic Shakespearian drama. The musical "West Side Story" did that 50 years ago, but they didn't have Orlando Bloom as Romoe. The play opens in September. That's it for THE LEAD. I'm Jake Tapper. I now turn you over to Brianna Keilar in "THE SITUATION ROOM." She is filling in for Wolf Blitzer. Ms. Keilar, take it away.
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