Monday Daily Box Office Rally
First Place – Sylvester Stallone‘s The Expendables was unbeatable once again, holding onto the #1 spot at the box office after its 2nd weekend in theaters. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, and the whole crew grossed another $1.95 million Monday, bringing the actioner’s total to a solid $67.3 million.
Second Place – Julia Roberts‘ romance-drama Eat Pray Love was likewise unwilling to give up the #2 spot yesterday, adding over $1.5 million to its $48.7 million cumulative gross.
Third Place – The Friedberg & Seltzer flick Vampires Suck fended off the competition to nab the #3 spot Monday, holding off The Other Guys by just a few hundred ticket sales. The Twilight-spoofing comedy earned $1.24 million at the box office for a $19.8 million total.
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Monday, August 23, 2010:
Movie Title | Monday Gross | Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
1. The Expendables | $1.95M | 3,270 | $597 | $67.31M |
2. Eat Pray Love | $1.53M | 3,082 | $496 | $48.74M |
3. Vampires Suck | $1.24M | 3,233 | $384 | $19.81M |
4. The Other Guys | $1.24M | 3,472 | $357 | $89.49M |
5. Piranha 3D | $1.09M | 2,470 | $441 | $11.20M |
6. Nanny McPhee Returns | $1.09M | 2,784 | $390 | $9.49M |
7. Inception | $963k | 2,401 | $401 | $263M |
8. The Switch | $889k | 2,012 | $442 | $9.32M |
9. The Lottery Ticket | $821k | 1,973 | $416 | $11.47M |
10. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | $747k | 2,820 | $265 | $21.65M |
11. Despicable Me | $659k | 2,236 | $295 | $231.7M |
12. Dinner for Schmucks | $451k | 2,149 | $210 | $66.25M |
*Monday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Check back Wednesday for the Tuesday Daily Box Office Rally results!