Top 10 Movies at the Weekend Box Office 14AUG2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Descending 49 percent, Rise of the Planet of the Apes packed $27.8 million. Though steep, the sci-fi thriller’s second weekend slide was less severe than Planet of the Apes (2001), I, Robot, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and X-Men: First Class, among comparable titles.

New Movies in Theaters

Just premiered:

• The Help [Drama, 2 hr. 17 min.] Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Jessica Chastain, Mary Steenburgen, Viola Davis, Allison Janney.
• Final Destination 5: [Horror, 1 hr. 35 min.] David Koechner, Emma Bell, Nicholas D’Agosto, Tony Todd.
• 30 Minutes or Less: [Action Comedy, 1 hr. 23 min.] Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, Michael Pena, Fred Ward.

Top 10 U.S.A. Weekend Box Office

Weekend: August 12th to 14th, 2011

1. (1) Rise of the Planet of the Apes $27,832,307 Total: $105,208,226 Weeks: 2
2. The Help $26,044,590 Total: $35,918,416 Weeks: 1
3. Final Destination 5 $18,031,396 Total: $18,031,396 Weeks: 1
4. (2) The Smurfs $13,733,081 Total: $101,778,741 Weeks: 3
5. 30 Minutes or Less $13,330,118 Total: $13,330,118 Weeks: 1
6. (3) Cowboys & Aliens $7,811,305 Total: $81,674,015 Weeks: 3
7. (6) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $7,251,414 Total: $357,337,355 Weeks: 5
8. (5) Captain America: The First Avenger $7,210,902 Total: $156,971,108 Weeks: 4
9. (7) Crazy, Stupid, Love. $7,054,228 Total: $55,526,524 Weeks: 3
10. (4) The Change-Up $6,306,645 Total: $25,838,850 Weeks: 2

(#) = Previous week rank, = New Film

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Post author: Daniel Semper