Box Office: 'The Expendables' stays on top

Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" did a great job defending its No. 1 spot at the North American box office, pulling in another $16.5 million to reach a strong cumulative gross of $64.8 million.

It looked like a close race between Sly's action film and "Vampires Suck," but "The Expendables" prevailed. "Suck," however, finished second with a decent $12.2 million in estimated ticket sales.

"Vampires Suck" opened Wednesday and brought its total haul to $18.5 million after this weekend's earnings. It was followed by "Eat Pray Love," which bagged $12 million for a total haul of $47.1 million.

The remaining new entries didn't rank that high. "Lottery Ticket" debuted at No. 4 with $11.1 million, while "Piranha 3D" generated only $10 million (No. 6) and "Nanny McPhee earned $8.3 million at No. 7.

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Check out five new clips from 'Lottery Ticket'

Erik White's comedy "Lottery Ticket" is set for release Aug. 20. 2010, and we've got five exclusive clips for you to check out right after the jump. The film's cast includes Bow Wow and Brandon T. Jackson.

Written by Abdul Williams, the film follows a young man from the projects who's in for a rough weekend when his neighbors discover he's holding $350 million winning lottery ticket. Hey, this could be funny...

Cast also includes Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Keith David, Terry Crews, Mike Epps, Bill Bellamy and Charles Murphy. If you like what you're seeing, please joing us on our YouTube channel right here.

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Ice Cube, Bow Wow win 'Lottery Ticket'

Ice Cube and Bow Wow are teaming up for Alcon Entertainment's comedy "Lottery Ticket," which will mark the directorial debut of Erik White.

Written by Abdul Williams, the film follows a young man from the projects who's in for a rough weekend when his neighbors discover he's holding $350 million winning lottery ticket.

The Hollywood Reporter says Bow Wow slips into the lead role, with Cube playing a former boxer living in a basement in the projects.

Cube recently played a former football player in "The Longshots." He also recently signed on to star in the comedy "Ride Along." As for Bow Wow, the "Like Mike" star will soon be seen in "Hurricane Season."