Box Office: 'Jackass 3D' bags a massive $50M!

Stupidity reigned at the North American box office this weekend, as Johnny Knoxville's "Jackass 3D" raced to the top spot with a strong $50 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Directed by Jeff Tremaine and featuring the "Jackass" regulars, the flick scored a massive average of $16,228 per theater at 3,081 locations. Opening gross is almost double that of "Jackass: Number Two."

At a distant second place, Summit Entertainment's action comedy "RED" debuted with $22.5 million. The Robert Schwentke-directed movie stars Bruce Willis as a retired black-ops agent targeted by the CIA.

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Box Office: 'The Social Network' stays on top

David Fincher's "The Social Network" made a late comeback this weekend and held on to the top spot at the North American box office with $15.5 million in ticket sales. Cume stands at $46 million.

Audiences definitely friended "Network" for a second weekend round, helping the film score an average of $5,594 per theater at 2,771 locations. That only marks a 30 percent drop from last weekend.

New entry "Life As We Know It" debuted in second place, earning $14.6 million from ticket sales at 3,150 loctions. Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel star as two individuals struggling to care for a baby.

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'Life As We Know It' leads Friday box office

This weekend isn't exactly memorable in terms of new movie releases, but Josh Duhamel and Katherine Heigl's new comedy "Life As We Know It" performed rather well at the top of the North American box office.

The Greg Berlanti-helmed comedy scored $5.2 million Friday via an average of $1.667 per theater at 3,150 locations. The film follows two people struggling to take care of a kid after the parents' death.

Coming in second was "The Social Network," which bagged another $4.9 million Friday for a total of $35.4 million. New entry "Secretariat" followed in third place with an opening day gross of $4 million.

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Box Office: 'The Social Network' wins race

David Fincher's "The Social Network" easily topped the North American box office this weekend as audiences "liked" the movie chronicling the beginning of Facebook. "Network" bagged $23 million.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg as the site's founder Mark Zuckerberg, the film scored an average of $8,300 per theater at 2,771 locations. Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake co-star in "The Social Network."

Things turned out pretty lame for the weekend's remaining two releases. Renee Zellweger's crappy horror movie "Case 39" onliy made it to No. 7, generating $5.3 million in ticket sales at 2,211 locations.

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'The Social Network' bags $8M Friday

David Fincher's "The Social Network" jumped to the top of the North American box office Friday with a solid $8 million in ticket sales, according to estimates. The film could finish the weekend with $24 million.

Playing at 2,771 locations, "The Social Network" scored a decent average of $2,887 per theater Friday. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, the film chronicles the creation of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard.

This week's other wide releases underperformed a bit. Matt Reeves' horror remake "Let Me In," which stars Chloe Moretz in the lead, debuted only at No. 6, earning $1.9 million only from 2,021 sites.

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Box Office: 'Wall Street' sequel banks $19M

Gordon Gekko is back in action, and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" jumped to No. 1 at the American box office with $19 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In what is a solid debut, "Money Never Sleeps" scored an average of $5,330 per theater at 3,565 locations. In the film, Michael Douglas' Gekko clashes with a young trader played by Shia LaBeouf.

Coming in at No. 2 this weekend was Zack Snyder's 3D-animated owl adventure "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," which earned a decent $16.3 million from ticket sales at 3,575 sites.

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Ben Affleck's 'The Town' takes box office lead

Ben Affleck's excellent drama "The Town" debuted at No. 1 at the North American box office Friday with $8.3 million in ticket sales, according to estimates. That's quite the solid launch for the Warner Bros. title.

"The Town," which stars Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Renner and Jon Hamm, scored an average of $2,929 per theater at 2,861 sites. It tells the story of a bank robber who falls for one of his recent hostages.

Following in second place with $6.8 million was Will Gluck's teen comedy "Easy A," which debuted with an average of $2,381 per theater at 2,856 locations. The flick stars Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes.

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Exclusive 'The Town' Behind-the-Scenes Look

Ben Affleck's intense heist thriller "The Town" is now playing in theaters, and we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look to share with you. You can watch the featurette with interviews after the jump.

"The Town" focuses on a criminal (Affleck) who falls in love with the manager (Rebecca Hall) of the bank he recently robbed. Jon Hamm stars as an FBI agent trying to track down the robber and his gang.

Jeremy Renner plays one of Affleck's associates, and Blake Lively is set to play Renner's sister and Affleck's ex. Affleck penned the screenplay with Peter Craig and Aaron Stockhard. Enjoy the video below!

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Movie Review: 'The Town'

Seen on: September 9, 2010

The players: Director: Ben Affleck, Writers: Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, Aaron Stockard, Cast: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm

Facts of interest: Based on the novel by Chuck Hogan.

The plot: Affleck plays a bank robber who has a big heist to plan and falls for a bank manager he briefly kidnapped during a job.

Our thoughts: Ben Affleck delivers a tour de force with his new heist thriller “The Town”, but he scores not only as an actor, but also as a now established director with a great eye and a feeling for optimal pacing. “The Town” is a dark, beautifully shot film that combines captivating action sequences with flawless acting to offer a character-driven tale cinemagoers should have no trouble enjoying throughout.

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Nine new clips from Ben Affleck's 'The Town'

Ben Affleck's "The Town" recently premiered in Toronto to positive reviews, and today I've got nine new clips from the film to share with you. Check them out after the jump, because they're quite intense.

The flick is based on Chuck Hogan's novel "The Prince of Thieves," and Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively and Jeremy Renner star. You can watch the really awesome trailer for the film here.

"The Town" focuses on a criminal (Affleck) who falls in love with the manager (Rebecca Hall) of the bank he recently robbed. Hamm is on board as an FBI agent trying to track down the robber and his gang.

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