Thfire.com Everyday news that matters Following are the top 10 movies at the box office in the United States and Canada during the three days beginning on Sept. 17, led by the new release “The Town,” according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (*) The Town ………………… $ 23.8 million
2 (*) Easy A ………………….. $ 18.2 million
3 (*) Devil …………………… $ 12.6 million
4 (1) Resident Evil: Afterlife ….. $ 10.1 million
5 (*) Alpha and Omega ………….. $ 9.2 million
6 (2) Takers ………………….. $ 3.0 million
7 (3) The American …………….. $ 2.8 million
8(10) Inception ……………….. $ 2.0 million
8 (6) The Other Guys …………… $ 2.0 million
10 (4) Machete …………………. $ 1.7 million
10 (9) Eat Pray Love ……………. $ 1.7 million
NOTE: Last weekend’s rankings in parenthesis; (*) denotes new release.
CUMULATIVE TOTALS:
Inception …………………. $ 285.2 million
The Other Guys …………….. $ 115.4 million
Eat Pray Love ……………… $ 77.7 million
Takers ……………………. $ 52.3 million
Resident Evil: Afterlife … … $ 44.0 million
The American ………………. $ 32.9 million
Machete …………………… $ 24.3 million
The Town ………………….. $ 23.8 million
Easy A ……………………. $ 18.2 million
Devil …………………….. $ 12.6 million
Alpha and Omega ……………. $ 9.2 million
“The Town” and “Inception” were released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
“Easy A,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and “Takers” were released by Screen Gems, and “Eat Pray Love” and “The Other Guys” by Columbia Pictures. Both are units of Sony Corp.
“Devil” was released by Universal Pictures, and “The American” by Focus Features. Both are units of General Electric Co’s NBC Universal.
“Alpha and Omega” was released by Lionsgate, a unit ofLions Gate Entertainment Corp.
“Machete” was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.
