Wednesday Daily Box Office Rally
First Place – Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg‘s latest pop culture parody fest Vampires Suck took aim at the beloved Twilight franchise and came away with over $4 million at the box office Wednesday night. The comedy opened yesterday in almost 3,000 theaters nationwide.
Second Place – Sylvester Stallone‘s The Expendables may have fallen to second place, but the old school actioner still had legs yesterday, raking in just over $3 million at the box office for a cumulative $45.66 million gross since it opened last Friday with star power from the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jet Li.
Third Place – Julia Roberts‘ romantic travelogue Eat Pray Love was third at the box office Wednesday, garnering $2.9 million. The film is playing in over 3,000 theaters and has grossed $32.43 million since it opened opposite The Expendables last Friday.
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Wednesday, August 18, 2010:
| Movie Title | Wednesday Gross | Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
| 1. Vampires Suck | $4.02M | 2,978 | $1,349 | $4.02M |
| 2. The Expendables | $3.03M | 3,270 | $926 | $45.66M |
| 3. Eat Pray Love | $2.94M | 3,082 | $955 | $32.43M |
| 4. The Other Guys | $1.93M | 3,651 | $529 | $76.38M |
| 5. Inception | $1.37M | 3,120 | $439 | $252.9M |
| 6. Scott Pilgrim vs. | $1.14M | 2,818 | $405 | $14.65M |
| 7. Despicable Me | $1.11M | 2,923 | $380 | $225.5M |
| 8. Step Up 3D | $853k | 2,439 | $350 | $32.94M |
| 9. Dinner for Schmucks | $818k | 3,046 | $269 | $61.53M |
| 10. Cats & Dogs: Revenge | $722k | 2,728 | $265 | $37.41M |
| 11. Salt | $721k | 2,834 | $254 | $105.8M |
| 12. Toy Story 3 | $364k | 1,219 | $299 | $401.9M |
*Wednesday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Check back Friday for the Thursday Daily Box Office Rally results!
