Animated birds smack down the slasher squeal — and it’s not even close!

The Scream 4 cast of Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere,  Neve Campbell, Emma Roberts and Aimee Teegarden were no match for the tropical birds of Rio!

The cartoon about world’s last two blue macaws  – with the voices of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway – got much more attention from movie fans on its opening weekend than the latest installment of the Scream series.

Rio took in $40 million, the movie world’s biggest opening weekend of the year, continuing the trend of family-friendly movies leading the way for 2011. Scream 4 brought in only $19.3 million — far below what had been expected!

Hop, another animated family flick that had won the box-office race for the previous two weeks, was third this weekend at $11.2 million. Rio‘s opening even topped Rango, the animated feature starring Johnny Depp, which had been the year’s biggest debut.

Tough economic times may mean that families that may not have enough cash for big vacations can afford a night out together at the movies — as long as there’s a flick everyone will want to see!

Ok parents — this is one “kids” movie, where you and your little ones can be equally amused, for entirely different reasons.

Kids will yuck it up watching Rango, the sad sack lizard whose comfortable life inside an terrarium with a fake goldfish and headless doll, is upended when a car mishap tosses him into a highway in the American desert. I attended a screening hosted by The Cinema Society on Feb. 27 at the Crosby Street Hotel and I can tell you it’s a must see film!

A wise old anteater who finds the disheveled “hero” advises him to head into the desert on a quest for water, which he’s told he’ll find in the broken down town of Dirt.

That’s where the theatrical Rango gets a chance to re-invent himself — leaving behind his Hawaiian skirt-wearing lonely loser self and taking on the mantle of potential savior of the sad rodent-like inhabitants of Dirt.

The Dirtonians are desperate for water, which has been mysteriously disappearing at an alarming rate.

Adult film buffs will catch the Chinatown, High Noon, Star Wars, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Cat Ballou references and way more!

Kids will just go along for the fun adventure and laughs. Johnny Depp’s Rango has got to be the first loveably eccentric lizard to hit the big screen and you’ll be relieved that your afternoon with the kids will keep you as amused as they are!

The film hits theaters on Mar. 4 so you better run out and see it now!

–Bonnie Fuller

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Kids will yuck it up watching Rango, the sad sack lizard whose comfortable life inside an terrarium with a fake goldfish and headless doll, is upended when a car mishap tosses him into a highway in the American desert.

A wise old anteater who finds the disheveled “hero” advises him to head into the desert on a quest for water, which he’s told he’ll find in the broken down town of Dirt.

That’s where the theatrical Rango gets a chance to re-invent himself — leaving behind his Hawaiian skirt-wearing lonely loser self and taking on the mantle of potential savior of the sad rodent-like inhabitants of Dirt.

The Dirtonians are desperate for water, which has been mysteriously disappearing at an alarming rate.

Adult film buffs will catch the Chinatown, High Noon, Star Wars, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Cat Ballou references and way more!

Kids will just go along for the fun adventure and laughs. Johnny Depp’s Rango has got to be the first loveably eccentric lizard to hit the big screen and you’ll be relieved that your afternoon with the kids will keep you as amused as they are!

–Bonnie Fuller

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Somewhere between pink stuffed poodles and rich red hair, Abigail became a woman! She’s already 14!

Everyone remembers her as the adorable little girl in Signs and the chubby unfit pageant queen from Little Miss Sunshine, but look at Abigail Breslin now! The 14-year-old Dakota Fanning-esque actress looked mature, and demure, at a Rango photocall in Rome, Italy yesterday, Feb. 24. When did that 6-year-old girl grow up??

From “Monsters outside my room” to makeup, Abigail has blossomed into a lovely young lady. Next up for the teen? A role in the star-packed movie, New Year’s Eve. Can’t wait!

–Leigh Blickley

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Just when you thought you couldn’t fall more in love with Johnny Depp, he makes a comment about being a dad. The Rango star says his two wonderful kids Lily-Rose, 11, and Jack, 8, with long-time love Vanessa Paradis, helped him discover the true meaning of life.

Isla Fisher says shedding the postpartum pounds isn’t easy!

“The birth of my daughter, my first kid, was the lifting of a veil,” he explains to Access Hollywood, referring to Lily-Rose. “It was like having this fog removed from your eyes… And suddenly you could see things clearly in great focus.” It is wonderful to hear how much fatherhood means to Johnny.

But although he’s found this clarity within his home life, Johnny still struggles to find it within his career. “In terms of being a dad, in terms of being a pop, that’s exactly who I am,” he says. “But, in the context of the world that I work in, I’m still sort of figuring it out I guess.”

Johnny: “I worship my kids.” What an awesome dad!

Johnny has never been one to embrace the Hollywood hype and that’s why he is still one of the most intriguing actors out there. His main priority is family.

–Leigh Blickley

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Isla gave birth to her second baby in the summer, but says she’s having a lot of trouble figuring out a way to keep the post-baby weight off!

It doesn’t matter if you’re tall or petite like the gorgeous Isla Fisher, shedding those excess postpartum pounds is not easy! “I used to say that I could eat anything I wanted and it was true,” Isla, 35, tells UsMagazine.com, “and now I can tell you that I can’t eat whatever I want.” Do you struggle with the same issue, HollyMoms?

Look at Isla Fisher post baby body — She looks great!

“I don’t know. I’m just trying my best,” Isla explains of losing the baby weight and keeping it off.

The Scottish-Australian actress, whose voice stars in the new animated flick Rango alongside Johnny Depp‘s, is married to funny man Sacha Baron Cohen, 39, and the couple have a 3-year-old daughter Olive and six to 7-month-old baby girl, whose name is yet to be revealed.

–Leigh Blickley

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Isla Fisher brought the beautiful for the LA premiere of her new film, costarring Johnny Depp! Want to get this sexy look for your own night out? We tell you how!

Why this works: Isla is a natural beauty, with show-stopping red hair and girl-next-door appeal. For the premiere of her new movie, she went for a look that showcased both: Her hair looked better than ever in soft, full curls, and her makeup was lovely but simple. Here’s how to steal her look!

• Apply a shine-reducing foundation all over your face.
• Use a soft navy eyeliner to line your eyes, putting an extra thick line on the bottom lash lines and extending it slightly beyond the outer eye corner.
• Lightly dust a rose-gold shadow over entire eyelids, up to brows.
• Finish eyes with black mascara.
• Add a warm pink cream blush to the apples of your cheeks and blend it across your cheekbones.
• Finish with a medium-pink lip gloss.

The products below will help you create this easy but totally polished look for yourself!

Do YOU like Isla’s red carpet beauty look? Vote now!

–Allie Jordan

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation, $8.79	L’Oreal HIP Eye Liner Pencil in Navy, $8.49	COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers 1 Kit Eye Shadow in Mauveberry, $3.19
Maybelline Define-A-Lash Lengthening Waterproof Mascara in Very Black, $7.29	Revlon Cream Blush With Pop-Up Mirror in Rosy Glow, $9.79	COVERGIRL Wetslicks Amazemint Lipgloss in Pink Positive, $6.25