'The American' still on top of box office

As we head into the long weekend, George Clooney's latest film "The American" is still leading the North American box office, staying on top Thursday with an estimated daily gross of $1.4 million.

Anton Corbijn's drama about an assassin heading to Italy for one last job lifted its total gross to $3.1 million. The film opened Wednesday and managed to dethrone "Takers," which took No. 2 Thursday.

"Takers" grabbed $1.1 million for a domestic gross of $26.4 million. Following in third place with earnings of $852,729 was "The Last Exorcism," which brought its cumulative gross to $24.7 million. (BoMojo)