Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 20th, 2010
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Expendables |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$16,968,032 |
-51% |
3,270 |
$5,189 |
$65,357,117 |
10 |
| 2 |
new |
Vampires Suck |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$12,202,831 |
|
3,233 |
$3,774 |
$12,202,831 |
5 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Eat Pray Love |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$12,111,162 |
-48% |
3,082 |
$3,930 |
$47,214,078 |
10 |
| 4 |
new |
Lottery Ticket |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$10,652,297 |
|
1,973 |
$5,399 |
$10,652,297 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
The Other Guys |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,163,337 |
-42% |
3,472 |
$2,927 |
$88,253,482 |
17 |
| 6 |
new |
Piranha 3D |
Weinstein/Dimension |
Horror |
$10,106,872 |
|
2,470 |
$4,092 |
$10,106,872 |
3 |
| 7 |
new |
The Switch |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,436,713 |
|
2,012 |
$4,193 |
$8,436,713 |
3 |
| 8 |
new |
Nanny McPhee Returns |
Universal |
Adventure |
$8,407,685 |
|
2,784 |
$3,020 |
$8,407,685 |
3 |
| 9 |
(4) |
Inception |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,838,179 |
-31% |
2,401 |
$3,265 |
$262,031,594 |
38 |
| 10 |
(5) |
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World |
Universal |
Comedy |
$5,201,970 |
-51% |
2,820 |
$1,845 |
$20,898,255 |
10 |
| 11 |
(6) |
Despicable Me |
Universal |
Comedy |
$4,662,065 |
-33% |
2,236 |
$2,085 |
$231,056,990 |
45 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Dinner for Schmucks |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,520,805 |
-44% |
2,149 |
$1,638 |
$65,800,919 |
24 |
| 13 |
(9) |
Salt |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,410,012 |
-45% |
1,794 |
$1,901 |
$109,895,105 |
31 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Step Up 3D |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$3,150,401 |
-54% |
1,592 |
$1,979 |
$36,868,951 |
17 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$1,701,134 |
-59% |
1,580 |
$1,077 |
$39,660,611 |
24 |
| 16 |
(11) |
Toy Story 3 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,523,124 |
-31% |
730 |
$2,086 |
$403,803,642 |
66 |
| 17 |
(13) |
The Kids Are All Right |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$818,213 |
-40% |
404 |
$2,025 |
$18,239,725 |
45 |
| 18 |
(19) |
Get Low |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$713,794 |
+89% |
146 |
$4,889 |
$1,697,877 |
24 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Eclipse |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$566,864 |
-56% |
557 |
$1,018 |
$297,216,798 |
54 |
| 20 |
(16) |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$476,035 |
-58% |
472 |
$1,009 |
$60,605,526 |
40 |
| 21 |
(12) |
Charlie St. Cloud |
Universal |
Drama |
$475,545 |
-78% |
647 |
$735 |
$30,346,140 |
24 |
| 22 |
(15) |
Grown Ups |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$427,136 |
-63% |
424 |
$1,007 |
$158,951,332 |
59 |
| 23 |
(17) |
Ramona and Beezus |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$402,882 |
-52% |
388 |
$1,038 |
$24,288,652 |
31 |
| 24 |
(18) |
The Karate Kid |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$378,103 |
-27% |
314 |
$1,204 |
$175,514,424 |
73 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Flickan som lekte med elden |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$375,805 |
+3% |
171 |
$2,198 |
$5,769,913 |
241 |
| 26 |
(25) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$350,020 |
+26% |
151 |
$2,318 |
$14,031,192 |
157 |
| 27 |
(21) |
Shrek Forever After |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$277,464 |
-23% |
232 |
$1,196 |
$237,736,710 |
94 |
| 28 |
(26) |
Knight and Day |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$260,372 |
n/c |
277 |
$940 |
$75,679,529 |
61 |
| 29 |
(28) |
Winter's Bone |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$218,017 |
-4% |
128 |
$1,703 |
$5,186,741 |
73 |
| 30 |
(24) |
Predators |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$200,414 |
-41% |
234 |
$856 |
$51,397,657 |
45 |
| 31 |
new |
Mao's Last Dancer |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$199,657 |
|
33 |
$6,050 |
$777,657 |
3 |
| 32 |
(22) |
The Last Airbender |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$188,596 |
-47% |
223 |
$846 |
$130,085,643 |
53 |
| 33 |
(27) |
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$174,365 |
-24% |
186 |
$937 |
$90,402,162 |
87 |
| 34 |
(23) |
Peepli Live |
UTV Communications |
Drama |
$162,914 |
-53% |
70 |
$2,327 |
$600,627 |
10 |
| 35 |
(36) |
Cairo Time |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$131,779 |
+67% |
31 |
$4,251 |
$357,571 |
17 |
| 36 |
(30) |
I am Love |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$112,373 |
-20% |
83 |
$1,354 |
$4,398,585 |
66 |
| 37 |
(29) |
The A-Team |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$108,366 |
-26% |
151 |
$718 |
$76,980,761 |
73 |
| 38 |
(41) |
Animal Kingdom |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$101,440 |
+64% |
22 |
$4,611 |
$198,482 |
10 |
| 39 |
(33) |
Marmaduke |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$80,561 |
-18% |
122 |
$660 |
$33,492,950 |
80 |
| 40 |
(38) |
The Extra Man |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$60,025 |
-17% |
33 |
$1,819 |
$277,495 |
24 |
| 41 |
(37) |
Restrepo |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$59,249 |
-19% |
44 |
$1,347 |
$1,049,797 |
59 |
| 42 |
(39) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$58,378 |
-15% |
16 |
$3,649 |
$23,818,037 |
556 |
| 43 |
(44) |
L'affaire Farewell |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$55,998 |
+7% |
26 |
$2,154 |
$390,157 |
206 |
| 44 |
(45) |
The Wildest Dream |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$55,046 |
+7% |
17 |
$3,238 |
$268,377 |
17 |
| 45 |
(42) |
The Concert |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$53,235 |
-6% |
20 |
$2,662 |
$288,507 |
31 |
| 46 |
new |
The Tillman Story |
Weinstein Co. |
Documentary |
$52,185 |
|
4 |
$13,046 |
$52,185 |
3 |
| 47 |
new |
What If... |
Five & Two Pictures |
|
$49,770 |
|
23 |
$2,164 |
$49,770 |
3 |
| 48 |
(32) |
Flipped |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$49,709 |
-58% |
29 |
$1,714 |
$570,577 |
17 |
| 49 |
(48) |
Millénium - Le Film |
Alliance Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$41,877 |
+17% |
41 |
$1,021 |
$12,589,591 |
157 |
| 50 |
(40) |
Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$41,017 |
-37% |
47 |
$873 |
$1,558,334 |
73 |
| 51 |
(43) |
La Soga |
7-57 Releasing |
Thriller/Suspense |
$36,330 |
-31% |
20 |
$1,817 |
$110,968 |
10 |
| 52 |
new |
A Film Unfinished |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
|
$34,060 |
|
4 |
$8,515 |
$47,780 |
5 |
| 53 |
(60) |
Lebanon |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$33,959 |
+96% |
15 |
$2,264 |
$95,973 |
17 |
| 54 |
(46) |
Cyrus |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$33,715 |
-34% |
56 |
$602 |
$7,318,035 |
66 |
| 55 |
(49) |
Agora |
Newmarket Films |
Drama |
$24,368 |
-28% |
11 |
$2,215 |
$527,258 |
87 |
| 56 |
(66) |
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child |
Arthouse Films |
Documentary |
$23,927 |
+186% |
4 |
$5,982 |
$140,280 |
33 |
| 57 |
new |
Soul Kitchen |
IFC Films |
|
$20,916 |
|
2 |
$10,458 |
$20,916 |
3 |
| 58 |
(51) |
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$20,201 |
-35% |
30 |
$673 |
$2,871,567 |
73 |
| 59 |
(56) |
Solitary Man |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Drama |
$19,562 |
-12% |
19 |
$1,030 |
$4,290,177 |
94 |
| 60 |
(57) |
Exit Through the Gift Shop |
Producers Distribution Agency |
Documentary |
$19,342 |
-11% |
10 |
$1,934 |
$3,180,531 |
129 |
| 61 |
(52) |
Life During Wartime |
IFC Films |
Black Comedy |
$18,993 |
-28% |
15 |
$1,266 |
$216,951 |
31 |
| 62 |
(65) |
Patrik, Age 1.5 |
Here Films |
Comedy |
$17,751 |
+109% |
9 |
$1,972 |
$38,535 |
374 |
| 63 |
(50) |
Letters to Juliet |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$17,208 |
-47% |
35 |
$492 |
$53,021,560 |
101 |
| 64 |
(53) |
The Disappearance of Alice Creed |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$15,439 |
-40% |
8 |
$1,930 |
$110,308 |
17 |
| 65 |
(34) |
Middle Men |
Paramount Vantage |
Comedy |
$15,068 |
-84% |
16 |
$942 |
$723,714 |
17 |
| 66 |
(55) |
Date Night |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$15,026 |
-38% |
23 |
$653 |
$98,684,123 |
136 |
| 67 |
(69) |
Mademoiselle Chambon |
Lorber Films |
|
$13,657 |
+95% |
12 |
$1,138 |
$293,564 |
80 |
| 68 |
(59) |
Please Give |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$12,380 |
-33% |
18 |
$688 |
$3,973,406 |
115 |
| 69 |
(80) |
Breathless |
Orion Pictures |
Action |
$10,484 |
+155% |
6 |
$1,747 |
$274,702 |
9,964 |
| 70 |
(67) |
Wild Grass |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,054 |
+27% |
19 |
$529 |
$339,751 |
59 |
| 71 |
(58) |
Tales From Earthsea |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$9,940 |
-52% |
5 |
$1,988 |
$41,029 |
1,486 |
| 72 |
(-) |
The Girlfriends |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$9,710 |
|
1 |
$9,710 |
$36,391 |
20,323 |
| 73 |
(62) |
The Secret in Their Eyes |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,416 |
-39% |
9 |
$1,046 |
$6,318,059 |
129 |
| 74 |
(63) |
Micmacs |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$8,490 |
-41% |
24 |
$354 |
$1,170,025 |
87 |
| 75 |
new |
L'armée du crime |
Lorber Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$8,102 |
|
3 |
$2,701 |
$8,102 |
3 |
| 76 |
(70) |
Mid-August Lunch |
Zeitgeist |
|
$6,129 |
-9% |
5 |
$1,226 |
$662,304 |
159 |
| 77 |
(72) |
Countdown to Zero |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$5,902 |
-2% |
6 |
$984 |
$248,273 |
31 |
| 78 |
(89) |
Kisses |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
|
$4,540 |
+127% |
6 |
$757 |
$77,819 |
38 |
| 79 |
(74) |
Spoken Word |
Variance Films |
Drama |
$2,691 |
-54% |
3 |
$897 |
$22,592 |
31 |
| 80 |
(75) |
Ran |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$2,643 |
-53% |
1 |
$2,643 |
$109,963 |
9,012 |
| 81 |
(78) |
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,616 |
-44% |
2 |
$1,308 |
$9,838 |
10 |
| 82 |
(86) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$2,375 |
-12% |
3 |
$792 |
$23,284,314 |
1,053 |
| 83 |
(82) |
Ondine |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$2,297 |
-35% |
5 |
$459 |
$522,965 |
80 |
| 84 |
(64) |
Mother and Child |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$2,110 |
-76% |
13 |
$162 |
$1,095,686 |
108 |
| 85 |
(92) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$1,982 |
+26% |
1 |
$1,982 |
$10,362,088 |
943 |
| 86 |
(84) |
Everyone Else |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$1,855 |
-37% |
1 |
$1,855 |
$91,853 |
136 |
| 87 |
(87) |
City Island |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Comedy |
$1,732 |
-28% |
4 |
$433 |
$6,669,098 |
157 |
| 88 |
(96) |
Brotherhood |
Olive Films |
Drama |
$1,711 |
+79% |
1 |
$1,711 |
$7,673 |
17 |
| 89 |
(76) |
Salt of This Sea |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$1,543 |
-69% |
1 |
$1,543 |
$9,493 |
10 |
| 90 |
new |
Altiplano |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$1,269 |
|
1 |
$1,269 |
$1,269 |
3 |
| 91 |
(100) |
To the Sea |
Film Movement |
Drama |
$1,231 |
+73% |
2 |
$616 |
$31,649 |
40 |
| 92 |
(105) |
Ajami |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,205 |
+153% |
2 |
$603 |
$621,240 |
201 |
| 93 |
(61) |
Metropolis |
Kino Classics |
Action |
$1,204 |
-93% |
1 |
$1,204 |
$345,801 |
30,486 |
| 94 |
(-) |
Sweetgrass |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$1,199 |
|
1 |
$1,199 |
$203,854 |
229 |
| 95 |
(90) |
Princess Kaiulani |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$1,167 |
-31% |
1 |
$1,167 |
$869,842 |
101 |
| 96 |
(79) |
The Sicilian Girl |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,164 |
-74% |
2 |
$582 |
$19,628 |
18 |
| 97 |
(95) |
Where the Hot Wind Blows! |
|
Drama |
$1,100 |
n/c |
1 |
$1,100 |
$15,937 |
18,182 |
| 98 |
(-) |
Small Change |
New World |
|
$927 |
|
1 |
$927 |
$32,660 |
12,577 |
| 99 |
(97) |
Only When I Dance |
Film Movement |
Documentary |
$835 |
-11% |
1 |
$835 |
$7,150 |
52 |
| 100 |
(71) |
Orlando |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$779 |
-88% |
5 |
$156 |
$5,373,218 |
6,809 |
| 101 |
(-) |
Behind the Burly Q |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$760 |
|
1 |
$760 |
$21,286 |
122 |
| 102 |
(-) |
The Beaches of Agnes |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$733 |
|
1 |
$733 |
$239,711 |
418 |
| 103 |
(103) |
Kings of the Evening |
Indican Pictures |
Drama |
$535 |
-11% |
1 |
$535 |
$98,035 |
234 |
| 104 |
(-) |
Videocracy |
Kino International |
|
$363 |
|
1 |
$363 |
$23,567 |
192 |
| 105 |
(101) |
Holy Rollers |
First Independent Pictures |
Drama |
$345 |
-51% |
1 |
$345 |
$302,886 |
94 |
| 106 |
(91) |
Spring Fever |
Strand |
Drama |
$273 |
-84% |
1 |
$273 |
$10,478 |
80 |
| 107 |
(106) |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstein are Undead |
Indican Pictures |
Comedy |
$265 |
-41% |
1 |
$265 |
$66,455 |
80 |
| 108 |
(94) |
The Nature of Existence |
Walking Shadows |
Documentary |
$228 |
-80% |
1 |
$228 |
$37,554 |
66 |
| 109 |
(99) |
Dogtooth |
Kino International |
Drama |
$158 |
-80% |
1 |
$158 |
$45,851 |
59 |
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