GETTING BOARD Chalk up another top spot for Star Wars. The sci-fi classic recently surpassed E.T. as the highest-grossing film ever ($438.7 million and counting). Now the Star Wars edition of Monopoly is outpacing classic Monopoly as the best-selling board game in the country. A hot attraction at the recent American International Toy Fair, the game was ''a complete sellout'' when it went on sale in January, says Phil Jackson, VP of marketing for Parker Brothers, which distributes the game. But intergalactic land developers beware: The game -- which substitutes mini space vehicles for houses and hotels, and the planet Coruscant for Boardwalk and Park Place -- is a $29.99 limited collector's edition, with only 500,000 copies available. ''Right now it's difficult to find at retail,'' says Jackson. But are fans actually playing the game or keeping it as a collectible? Both, says Jackson. ''The hardcore collectors are buying two, one to play and one to save.'' Pass Go, collect 200 Imperial credits. -- Casey Davidson
WORKING 9 TO 5 We can see the series already: Office Nebbishes in Space. This May, look for Scott Adams, creator of cartoondom's worker bee Dilbert, in a small role on the syndicated sci-fi series Babylon 5. When the show's writers learned that Adams, who recently made a cameo on NewsRadio, was a major Babylo-phile, they invited him to warp into the future. (He'll play Mr. Adams, a businessman who enlists the help of security chief Garibaldi -- actor Jerry Doyle -- to find his missing dog and cat.) On the set, acting novice Adams signed autographs for cast and crew members and hung out with a number of TV vets, including series regulars Walter Koenig (a.k.a. Star Trek's Chekov), Bill Mumy (once Will Robinson on Lost in Space), and episode director Tony Dow (better known as Leave It to Beaver's Wally Cleaver). What was most memorable about Adams' space romp? The fancy borrowed duds. As former office schlumpf Adams noted, ''These are nicer than my real clothes.'' -- David Poland
NIGHT RIDERS After earning glowing reviews for Big Night, their bittersweet film about food and family, you'd think first-time codirectors Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott would immediately cook up another picture. Well, that's half right. ''[Campbell]just didn't want to direct again,'' says Tucci -- but the partnership is far from over. The actors costar in the recently released The Daytrippers, about a family on the trail of their daughter's philandering husband, and according to Tucci, Scott will star in an upcoming comedy Tucci will write and direct. In fact, the as-yet-untitled film, which is set in the 1930s aboard a cruise ship, may turn out to be a Big reunion. On the wish list of costars, says Tucci, are ''lots of people from Big Night,'' including Isabella Rossellini and Ian Holm. Now, there's food for thought. -- CD
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RANDOM QUOTE ''We could have hung out together. We could have had champagne in Tribeca, gone out for Japanese food, then hit the Bowl-o-Rama -- although I wouldn't let her win. She's in my country, and it's respectful to show the Home Princess some advantage.'' -- The Beautician and the Beast star Fran Drescher, on learning that Princess Diana won't be moving to the States after all.
