This week, four new movies fought hard to earn the top spot at the box-office. A horror gore-fest ("Final Destination 5"), a period piece about racism ("The Help"), a lowbrow slacker action comedy ("30 Minutes or Less") and a concert documentary ("Glee: The 3D Concert Movie"). And with last week's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" hungry for more, how did these movies fare at the box-office ? Read on to check out the top 10.
For a second consecutive week, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" holds its ground at the top. Earning an additional $50M this week, $27.5 of which during the week-end, the movie now has a domestic total of $104M. Foreign earnings are close behind with $74M. Considering it was made on a budget of $93M, the sci-fi thriller is doing amazingly well. And it was no easy task to stay at #1, as period drama "The Help" came in close behind with a three-day tally of $25.5M, and since it was released on Wednesday, its total gross is now at $36M, which is also not bad.
Filed under "underachievers" is "Final Destination 5". The horror sequel opened with a not-so-impressive $18M, better than the first and second installments, but worse than the third and fourth. The series' best opening week-end was 2009's "The Final Destination", with $27M, and its worst was in 2000, with the original movie, $10M. Filed under "disappointments" is "30 Minutes or Less". The R-rated slacker comedy only grossed $13M in its opening week-end, but with a budget of only $28M, it's not really a catastrophe, just a "disappointment". Director Ruben Fleischer's previous movie, "Zombieland", opened with $24M. Another modest new release was the concert/documentary "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie", which opened at #11 with only $5.7M. Comparatively, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never", another concert/documentary, opened with $29M.
"The Smurfs" is continuing to hold on better than anyone expected. Grossing $13.5M this week-end, the family adventure has already reached a domestic total of $101M, and with foreign earnings reaching $141M, it now holds a worldwide sum of $242M, accumulated in 17 days. No wonder Sony ordered a sequel. Jon Favreau's western sci-fi actioner "Cowboys & Aliens" keeps losing money, grossing only $7.6M in the last three days, compared to last week-end's $15.7M. With a domestic total of $81M, and a slow start outside the US, "C&A" will not make up for its $168M budget before the DVD and Blu-Ray release.
For a second consecutive week, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" holds its ground at the top. Earning an additional $50M this week, $27.5 of which during the week-end, the movie now has a domestic total of $104M. Foreign earnings are close behind with $74M. Considering it was made on a budget of $93M, the sci-fi thriller is doing amazingly well. And it was no easy task to stay at #1, as period drama "The Help" came in close behind with a three-day tally of $25.5M, and since it was released on Wednesday, its total gross is now at $36M, which is also not bad.
Filed under "underachievers" is "Final Destination 5". The horror sequel opened with a not-so-impressive $18M, better than the first and second installments, but worse than the third and fourth. The series' best opening week-end was 2009's "The Final Destination", with $27M, and its worst was in 2000, with the original movie, $10M. Filed under "disappointments" is "30 Minutes or Less". The R-rated slacker comedy only grossed $13M in its opening week-end, but with a budget of only $28M, it's not really a catastrophe, just a "disappointment". Director Ruben Fleischer's previous movie, "Zombieland", opened with $24M. Another modest new release was the concert/documentary "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie", which opened at #11 with only $5.7M. Comparatively, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never", another concert/documentary, opened with $29M.
"The Smurfs" is continuing to hold on better than anyone expected. Grossing $13.5M this week-end, the family adventure has already reached a domestic total of $101M, and with foreign earnings reaching $141M, it now holds a worldwide sum of $242M, accumulated in 17 days. No wonder Sony ordered a sequel. Jon Favreau's western sci-fi actioner "Cowboys & Aliens" keeps losing money, grossing only $7.6M in the last three days, compared to last week-end's $15.7M. With a domestic total of $81M, and a slow start outside the US, "C&A" will not make up for its $168M budget before the DVD and Blu-Ray release.
Check out the top 10 for the week of August 12, 2011 :
| Rank | Title | Week-end | Domestic | Foreign |
| 1 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $27.5M | $104M | $74M |
| 2 | The Help | $25.5M | $36M | N/A |
| 3 | Final Destination 5 | $18M | $18M | N/A |
| 4 | The Smurfs | $13.5M | $101M | $141M |
| 5 | 30 Minutes or Less | $13M | $13M | N/A |
| 6 | Cowboys & Aliens | $7.6M | $81M | $7M |
| 7 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $7M | $156M | $128M |
| 8 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $6.9M | $55M | N/A |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | $6.8M | $356M | $847M |
| 10 | The Change-Up | $6M | $25M | N/A |
| 11 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $5.7M | $5.7M | N/A |
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