Wednesday, August 18, 2010

'The Expendables' Wins Friday Box Office

'Eat Pray Love' takes the #2 slot.By Mawuse Ziegbe





Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture in "The Expendables"

Photo: Lionsgate




The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "The Expendables" ($13.3 million)
#2 "Eat Pray Love" ($8.5 million)
#3 "The Other Guys" ($5.6 million)
#4 "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" ($4.6 million)
#5 "Inception" ($3.4 million)
It appears it's not the summer of love for Julia Roberts' much-anticipated, Ryan Murphy-helmed, soul-searching flick "Eat Pray Love."
The film version of the best-selling Elizabeth Gilbert memoir opened on Friday (August 13) in second place, behind the action, star-studded "The Expendables."
The hard-charging "Expendables," which features a slew of beefy stars like Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke, debuted with $13.3 million, easily besting "Love," which raked in $8.5 million.
The cop comedy "The Other Guys," armed with an all-star cast that includes Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, dropped off to third place with $9 million after bowing at the top spot last week. "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," which follows funnyman Michael Cera as he clashes with his girlfriend's army of ex-lovers in several video game-themed scuffles, took fourth place with $5.7 million. The Christopher Nolan juggernaut "Inception" is still captivating moviegoers, taking in $3.4 million to land in fifth place. Friday's haul tips the film's total domestic gross over the $240 million mark.
"Step Up 3D," which features dancers such as Alyson Stoner and Stephen Boss in the third installment in the footwork franchise, failed to crack the top 5 in its second week in theaters. The dance movie took in $2.3 million on Friday with "Despicable Me" not far behind with $2.2 million. Both movies were closely followed by the Steve Carell-Paul Rudd vehicle "Dinner for Schmucks," which brought in $2 million. The action thriller "Salt," featuring a raven-haired Angelina Jolie as a spy on the run, picked up $1.8 million.
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and "The Other Guys."
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