Earlier this year, scared up more than $135 million at the box office, and now, Patrick Wilson and director James Wan are back for round two with which could even set a new September record.

In July, "The Conjuring" debuted with $41.9 million, the biggest horror opening in a year full of low-budget shocker successes like January's Guillermo del Toro-produced "Mama" and June's "The Purge," from "Insidious" producer Jason Blum. Going into the weekend, Fandango reported "Insidious: Chapter 2" had sold more pre-sale tickets than any other horror flick this year.

2011's "Insidious" made $97 million worldwide. "Insidious: Chapter 2" reunites Wan, Wilson, Rose Byrne and Lin Shaye with the supernatural horror premise of the first film. Box-office forecasters predicted an opening around $32 million for the less well-reviewed $5 million sequel.

The month of September is generally slow for movie theaters, with students returning to school and football hitting TV. If "Insidious: Chapter 2" does open north of $30 million, it will be the only live-action movie to have done so in the last 10 years, aside from the similarly PG-13 "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," which debuted with $30 million back in 2005.

The weekend's other major new release, mining familiar mafia territory for laughs. Despite originating with writer/director Luc Besson ("The Professional") and boasting an executive producer credit for Martin Scorsese, "The Family" has been panned by most film critics.

Nevertheless, a debut in the $11 million to $13 million range should be enough to give "The Family" the #2 spot over last week's box-office ...

The third installment of MMG's Self Made series finds Rick Ross adding Chicago native Rockie Fresh to the mix along with Wale, Meek Mill, Stalley and Omarion and a long-list of features. From newcomers to veteran signees, Rozay's crew are ready to kick off MMG season with Self Made Vol. 3.

"I see evolution," Meek told MTV News. "There's more people, new talent and we're definitely growing with music. I think we're all getting better and growing."

Self Made Vol. 3 opens with Meek's late Dreamchasers signee Lil Snupe, who recorded the feature shortly before his death. "He was one of the hottest young guys — I met him in his town [after doing a show]. I was on my way back to the plane and he knocked on the window with a demo, so I signed him, and he was special," Meek explained. "But unfortunately he got caught in the streets and lost his life at an early age."

"I texted Snupe like 'Ross wants you on Self Made, this is your big shot right here. This was about five days before he passed away. And Ross is a real dude, he sticks to his word, so he still wanted Snupe to be part of the project he even though he passed away."

While Meek's singles "Like A Boss" and "Tupac Back" were smash hits from Self Made Vol. 1, recent MMG signee Rockie Fresh will appear on the compilation for the first time.

"I just wanted to be myself on records," he told MTV News. "I just think it's dope. ...

When Miley Cyrus revealed the tracklist for Bangerz earlier this week, we learned that she'd been getting busy with several famous friends, including Britney Spears, Big Sean and Nelly.

In recent months, Nelly's been riding high on the success of another collaboration: his cameo on Florida Georgia Line's crossover smash "Cruise." And, from the sound of things, his contribution to Bangerz — a track called "4x4" — doesn't stray all that far from "Cruise's" country roots.

"It's kind of a country, hip-hop, pop feel, if you can believe that," Nelly told MTV News. "It's about having fun; kind of how a 4x4 truck symbolizes rebelliousness ... you know, mashing out, wanting to ride with the bad boys. It's a dope track."

Nelly said that Miley does "a little rapping and a little singing" on the Pharrell-produced track, and he was quick to compliment her skills on the mic. She may have grown up with a County-crooning father, but it seems her hip-hop knowledge runs deeper than most realize.

"She grew up with hip hop. Hip hop is a way of life, she's not a rapper but she loves hip hop. It's about how she expresses herself," he explained. "I know a lot of kids her age that are just like her; they grew up loving this music. People act like they want her to be 30 years old; she's not even 21, she has no kids, she's been working with Disney for her whole life, she wants to have some fun."

And though Nelly's aware that Cyrus has been criticized for her antics ...

All hail Julianne Moore! The Academy Award-nominated actress is set to play President Alma Coin in the last two flicks in the "Hunger Games" franchise,

Lionsgate confirmed the casting on Friday (September 13); however Moore has been attached to the role since back in June.

"Mockingjay," the final book in the three-part dystopian series by Suzanne Collins, is being split up into two movies. The last acts of the franchise follow the enduring Quarter Quell tributes, who are now entering a rebellion that will decide the fate of their oppressed country. Coin has a pivotal role in the last part of the franchise as she is the president of District 13, where much of the action in Panem takes place as the series closes out.

Moore's casting comes hot on the heels of several other new castings, including "Game of Thrones" star Natalie Dormer, former and Hollywood newcomer Stef Dawson. will be back to close out the franchise in the director's chair. And the series' leading stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth will be back for more action as well.

While the second "Hunger Games" film has yet to hit theaters ("Catching Fire" is slated to be released on November 22), both "Mockingjay" movies already have release dates. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1," is scheduled for a November 21, 2014, release with "Mockingjay - Part 2" opening in theaters November 20, 2015.

Riding high on the heels of the release of his third solo album, 2 Chainz made his way to the "RapFix Live" couch to talk about some of the guest appearances that made the LP's final cut.

B.O.A.T.S II: Me Time, released on Tuesday, has been fueled largely by the rapper's collaboration with super producer Pharrell for the album's lead single "Feds Watching." But those who pick up the project will discover a handful of names they may not have seen coming.

"I like doing features that are not so cliché. Something that people wouldn't think of," he explained.

The album features guest spots from Fergie, Chrisette Michelle, T-Pain and Rich Homie Quan, among others. In addition to speaking on the LP's opening skit, which features his mother, the rapper formerly known as Tity Boi spoke on sharing mic time with Ma$e.

"First of all, I'm a fan of Ma$e," 2 Chainz said. "[Ma$e] was someone that people didn't really realize I knew."

The two linked up for a song on the album titled, "Beautiful Pain," which also features R&B crooner Lloyd. The rapper also acknowledges that the title may sound contradictory to some.

"I guess the best way to describe it would be like a tattoo. But it would be a tattoo of a portrait of someone that passed away," he explained. "So you have that pain of getting the actual ink, the pain of having the actual portrait, but it's a beautiful piece of artwork."

While fans may know him for some of his more colorful lines and verses, "Beautiful Pain" is ...

Drake released the track "Wu-Tang Forever" Thursday (September 12) off of his upcoming album Nothing Was the Same. The Web's general consensus? A big old "Huh?"

Drake revealed the Nothing Was the Same tracklist earlier this month, and there, nestled between dreamy-sounding titles like "Tuscan Leather" and "Pound Cake" was the head-scratcher: "Wu-Tang Forever." Did Drizzy write a tribute to the Staten Island Clan? In addition to a posthumous ODB, was Wu-Tang hooking up with Drake for their 20th anniversary? The answers to those queries: "Not really," and "Probably not."

"Wu-Tang Forever," which features not RZA and Co. but Jhené Aiko, samples the Clan's 1997 jam "It's Yourz." Drake's song, however is more about ex-girlfriends ("I just love when I'm with you, yeah, this sh-- is on ten") and his prowess as a musician ("It ain't about who did it first/It's about who did it right") than anything Wu-Tang ever rapped about. In short, it's a Drake song — even if he does shoutout the Clan and cop some of their lines. Consequently, a lot of listeners in the Twitterverse were confused by the jam, even if clan member Inspectah Deck has no beef with it. Friday morning (September 13), he tweeted: "GM fam! Woke up to a lot of @Drake disses... WTH? The homey did a song about us right? Is that not love/respect? Or did I miss sum'n?"

Despite that seal of almost approval, however, fans took to the Web, SMH en masse. @VStarchaser tweeted, "Wu-Tang Forever .. This is not making any ...

Hurricane Sandy was the knockout blow that the Jersey Shore wasn't supposed to come back from. But the resilient Shore family on the city's famed boardwalk cleaned up in record time and invited visitors back this summer ... only to see much of their hard work destroyed by on Thursday by a devastating fire
 that incinerated more than 20 businesses.

"It's a nightmare, I feel really bad for everybody down there," said Danny Merk, owner of the iconic Shore Store. "They're f---ed, they're completely screwed." Calling from his home in Florida, Merk — the boss of the "Jersey Shore" staff when they lived in one of his rental properties during the series' run on MTV — said his store avoided any damage, but his neighbors weren't so lucky.

Shore Store owner, Danny Merk

"We suffered from the hurricane last year, but we didn't really get the fire," he said. "Those people down there lost everything." In particular, Merk said the beloved Three Brothers Pizza parlor sustained a lot of water damage, a huge set-back after the nearly year-long struggle to get back on their feet. "I feel so terrible for those guys," he said. "[The owner] is not a young kid ... and to do this again? Now he has to rip everything out and start all over again. Sandy was a nightmare and this was the worst summer in boardwalk history."

Merk said many of his fellow store owners were already living hand-to-mouth because of the sharp increase in "day-trippers" and loss of vacationers coming for extended stays. "I was ...

This is one Friday the 13th Directioners aren't frightened about. Not only does Niall Horan turn 20, but the extended fan cut of One Direction's 3-D documentary, , hits theaters.

Considering that Harry Styles said he spent the last eight days working on the new version, it is bound to give fans even more insight into what happens behind the scenes. Director Morgan Spurlock was given unprecedented access to the superstars, and shot more than 900 hours of footage over the course of six months, so there's definitely still a lot of story to tell. But what will they show? We've made our own wish list.

More Backstory

We've already been privileged to 41 seconds of the new flick as they head to the , so there's still a whopping 19 minutes and 19 seconds of still-unreleased stuff for fans to soak in. And, while Spurlock has said he wanted to keep their romantic lives out of the picture, we'd definitely be down to see the fivesome explore their early days even deeper. And maybe even reunite with some of their old "X Factor" pals like Cher Lloyd or Little Mix.

Nude Antics?

Considering the guys told us back in August they'd love to see more of Niall's nipples in a sequel and they also recently shared they once went skinny-dipping together. Let's wish upon a star that the cameras were rolling.

More Tears

There's nothing more real than seeing Zayn Malik tear up when his mom calls him to thank him for the ...

You'll forgive actor Daniel Radcliffe if he appears a little dazed. It's been a big week for the erstwhile boy wizard, who supported not one, not two, but three projects at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

MTV News' Josh Horowitz caught up with the 24-year-old for a status report before he succumbed to any sort of bewitched sleep.

"I'm feeling fantastic. It's so exciting to be here," Radcliffe said. "I'm tired, I won't lie. To have three films here is not the kind of thing you plan because you can't really make a plan in the film industry, but, like, it's turned out really nicely. It's really convenient. If you can have all your films at the same festival, do."

And, as Radcliffe himself enthused, his Toronto trifecta couldn't be more diverse.

"I think the thing that pleases me most is that they're so different," Radcliffe said. " 'The F Word' is a very, very funny and touching romantic comedy. 'Horns' is this crazy movie about, well, I won't even try and synopsize that one for you. And 'Kill Your Darlings' is obviously one we talked about at Sundance and is slightly better known, is about the story of Allen Ginsberg and the origins of the Beat Generation."

One thing these films do share in common? Let's just say Radcliffe is having a lot more on-screen sex since he's graduated from Hogwarts. (In fact, he even tried to teach our interviewer the fine art of It's a thing.)

Ready to get your fill of Radcliffe? "Kill Your Darlings" opens October 16, while ...