Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" raked in $5.4 million in its first four days of release in China, despite cuts by censors.

Citing the film's distributor here, China Film Group Corp., the official Xinhua News Agency said the sexually explicit spy thriller already was on track to become one of the year's biggest box-office draws.

Production of three sitcoms filmed before live audiences has been halted because of the Hollywood writers strike, networks said Tuesday.

"Back to You," starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton, will not return from a planned hiatus on Wednesday, said Chris Alexander, a spokesman for 20th Century Fox Television.

Hours after completing the New York City Marathon, Katie Holmes slipped on a pair of high heels to join husband Tom Cruise at a screening of his new movie, "Lions for Lambs."

The 28-year-old actress who finished Sunday's race in 5 hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds accompanied Cruise to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan that evening, telling the TV show "Access Hollywood" that she was glad she stayed the 26.2-mile course.

Late night comedy shows were the first casualties of the first strike by Hollywood writers against TV networks and movie studios in nearly two decades.

"The Late Show With David Letterman" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," went into reruns after writers on both coasts headed for the picket line.