(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES – Barack Obama may be losing support elsewhere in the country, but not in Hollywood.

More than 100 stars and studio execs paid $17,900 each to have dinner with the president on Monday night in Los Angeles.

Boldface names present at Monday’s fundraiser at the Fig & Olive restaurant included actors Eva Longoria, Gina Gershon, Jack Black, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman, director Judd Apatow and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.

DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg introduced Mr. Obama. “He inherited a crashing economy, two wars and opponents who questioned if he was even born [in America], yet he kept us moving forward,” Katzenberg said.

The president asked the crowd to renew their support and said, “Don’t get tired on me now.”

Jon Landau, who produced “Avatar” and “Titanic,” told reporters Hollywood is still very positive about Obama even though the rest of the country may not feel the same way.

Before the dinner, the president met with about 800 party loyalists at The House of Blues. There, he was introduced by “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 부여출장마사지 who hailed the end of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy affecting gay people in the military.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mr. Obama’s night in Hollywood may have raised $2 million for his re-election.