DVDs: What's new this week; top of the charts

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By staff and wire reports

- “The Happening” (R): Hilariously awful in every way, this would-be eco-horror-thriller about what happens when the Earth strikes back is a new low for writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. It will be remembered as the movie in which Mark Wahlberg tries to reason with a plastic tree. Grade: D-

- “30 Rock: Season 2” (PG-13): The funniest, zippiest, wittiest show on TV just keeps getting better, as Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski and Tina Fey (you may have heard of her recently …) try to balance life, love and work on the set of a “Saturday Night Live”-esque comedy show. Grade: A 

- “Don’t Mess with the Zohan” (PG-13): Well, it’s an Adam Sandler comedy. You probably already know how you’ll feel about it. Here, Sandler plays Zohan, an Israeli commando who pursues his dream of being a hair stylist in New York City. Grade: C+

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A chihuahua is served dinner in a scene from the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua." The little dog brought in big audiences this weekend, making it the top box office hit. (AP photo)

A chihuahua is served dinner in a scene from the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua." The little dog brought in big audiences this weekend, making it the top box office hit. (AP photo)

- “Paranoid Park” (R): Moody, artsy filmmaker Gus Van Sant’s best pic in many a moon. Based on a young-adult novel, “Park” digs into the skate rat culture of Portland, Ore., and tracks a few months in the life of a teen boy after he makes a horrible mistake. It’s a beautifully shot, artistically wrought film about the secret lives of teens. Grade: B+

This weekend’s top 10 movies

1. “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” $29 million

2. “Eagle Eye,” $17.7 million

3. “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” $12 million.

4. “Nights in Rodanthe,” $7.4 million.

5. “Appaloosa,” $5 million.

6. “Lakeview Terrace,” $4.5 million.

7. “Burn After Reading,” $4.08 million.

8. “Fireproof,” $4.07 million.

9. “An American Carol,” $3.8 million.

10. “Religulous,” $3.5 million.

— Estimated weekend ticket sales, according to Media by Numbers LLC.

Top 10 video rentals

1. “Made of Honor”

2. “88 Minutes”

3. “Baby Mama”

4. “The Love Guru”

5. “The Forbidden Kingdom”

6. “Speed Racer”

7. “What Happens in Vegas”

8. “Street Kings”

9. “21”

10. “Tortured”

— Based on data provided by the Video Software Dealers Association