Box Office: 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' wins big!

With no real competition threatening to take over the top spot, new release "Resident Evil: Afterlife" easily jumped to No. 1 at the North American box office this weekend with $27.7 million in ticket sales.

It's a solid estimate for sure for the 3D sequel, which is already the fourth installment in the popular series. "Afterlife" scored an average of $8,646 per theater at 3,203 locations. The film stars Milla Jovovich.

Finishing second this weekend was "Takers," which grabbed another $6.1 million for a solid domestic total gross of $48.1 million. The film starring Idris Elba and Matt Dillon is budgeted at $32 million.

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Box Office: 'The American' triumphs with $13M

Anton Corbijn's drama "The American" topped the North American box office this weekend, proving lead actor George Clooney even manages to pull large audiences for a slow-moving film with a simple plot.

"The American" is not exactly your action-packed thriller, but it scored an average of $4,650 per theater at 2,83 locations, enough for first place this weekend. Heck, it even beat the utterly explosive "Machete."

"Machete" is definitely the more fast-paced flick of the two, but it only came in second with $11.4 million rom ticket sales at 2,670 locations. Not the worst result, but it could have been a tad better, for sure.

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'Machete' leads Friday box office!

Ladies and gentlemen, we're in for another tight race at the North American box office this weekend as "Machete" and "The American" face off for the cherished No. 1 spot. It's too close to call right now.

According to estimates, "Machete" came in first with $3.9 million Firday, although "The American" followed closely with $3.8 million. It will come down to the actuals to really determine what film won the race.

The one new release out of the race for the top spot is "Going the Distance," which only pulled $2.2 million, enough for fifth place. Strangely enough, it's the flick with the widest release this weekend.

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Box Office: 'The Last Exorcism' triumphs?

Updated on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 8:09PM by Franck Tabouring

What a close race this weekend at the North American box office! New releases "The Last Exorcism" and "Takers" battled for No. 1, and according to estimates, "Exorcism" took the lead with $21.3 million.

"Takers," however, came in close second with $21 million, so it will be interesting to see if this result stands once actuals arrive tomorrow. "Exorcism" scored an average of $7,411 per theater.

Either way, this is a huge performance by "Exorcism," a horror flick produced on a budget of a mere $1.8 million. As for "Takers," the heist film with Idris Elba and Matt Dillon, it only cost $20 million to make.

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'The Last Exorcism' takes Friday box office lead

Daniel Stamm's "The Last Exorcism" has had a solid launch, because the horror thriller scared it competition and took the box office lead Friday with a strong $9.4 million in estimated ticket sales.

The Lionsgate release is now playing at 2,874 locations, scoring an opening day average of $3,271 per theater. The film follows a minister who agrees to have his final exorcism taped by a documentary crew.

Opening in second place was "Takers," which performed rather well. Starring Idris Elba, the heist flick took $7.5 million for Screen Gems at 2,206 locations. Paul Waker, Matt Dillon and Chris Brown so-star.

Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" slipped to third place, earning $2.7 million for a total haul of $75.2 million. Following in fourth place Friday was "Eat Pray Love," which bagged $2.1 million.

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Bruce Willis as bad guy in 'Expendables 2'?

Maybe it's a tad too early to talk sequel, but it seems Sylvester Stallone is very eager to get started on a follow-up to his hit action flick "The Expendables," which has been performing really well.

Sly mentioned the sequel twice on his Twitter today, posting the following: "Had dinner with Bruce Willis last night. I want him in EXPENDABLES II as a super villain. What do you think?" Seriously?

Okay, maybe it's not that far-fetched at all, considering Willis popped up in the first one and pretty much everything in that film is so over the top, it doesn't matter what crazy ideas Sly comes up with.

In regard to his second post, Sly's currently trying to find a very dangerous place to set the sequel. I wonder how long it will take him to bang out a script. Looks like "The Expendables II" is on the way.

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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'Expendables' beats new releases at box office

It looks like Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" is on track to top the North American box office yet again, and this despite the release of five new films this weekend. What is up with Sly and his gang?

"The Expendables" took the No. 1 spot Friday, earning another $4.9 million. Following closely in second place was "Vampires Suck," which generated $4.4 million. They will both battle it out for the weekend win.

At No. 3, new entry "Lottery Ticket" took home $3.8 million. Julia Roberts' "Eat Pray Love" dropped to fourth place, pulling in $3.7 million. Alexandre Aja's "Piranha 3D" only took $3.6 million at No. 5.

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'Vampires Suck' tops Wednesday box office

No, I haven't seen "Vampires Suck" yet, but I have that feeling it's a piece of junk. After all, it's the latest movie from Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, dudes behind "Disaster Movie" and "Epic Movie."

Still, "Vampires Suck" opened Wednesday and jumped straight to the top of the box office, earning $4 million from ticket sales at 2,978 sites. Average per theater stood at $1,349, which is not all that terrible.

"Suck" is a spoof of films like "Twilight" and "Alice in Wonderland." I don't think it will hold up for long up there, but yes, it beat Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" Wednesday (that one took $3 million).

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Box Office: 'Expendables' kills 'Eat Pray Love'

Sylvester Stallone is back at the very top of the North American box office, because his latest action flick "The Expendables" brought in $35 million to grab the first spot and easily defeat its competition.

"The Expendables" scored a solid average of $10,713 per theater at 3,270 locations, taking a big step toward earning back the approx. $70 million it cost. It also beat "Eat Pray Love" by $12 million.

The Ryan Murphy directed adaptation of the popular novel debuted in second place, bagging $23.7 million via an average of $7,690 per theater at 3,082 sites. The film stars Julia Roberts Javier Bardem.

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