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‘The Expendables’ Clears $70 Million at the Box Office

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Inception movie poster 2010Wednesday Daily Box Office Rally

First Place – The Expendables grossed a strong $1.64 million Wednesday, making it the #1 film in America for the 13th day in a row.  Sylvester Stallone‘s actioner has now crossed $71 million on the strength of its ensemble cast and old-school shoot-em-up sensibility.

Second PlaceJulia Roberts‘ romance-drama-travelogue Eat Pray Love remained in second place yesterday with a $1.62 million take at the box office, enough to push the film’s 13-day total to some $52.25 million.

Third PlaceThe Other Guys stayed ahead of the competition once again Wednesday with $1.04 million, taking the the Adam McKay comedy to a $91.83 million cumulative gross.  Will Ferrell, who co-stars with Mark Wahlberg, saw the second biggest opening of his career when The Other Guys debuted August 6th.

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Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Wednesday, August 25, 2010:

Movie Title Wednesday Gross Theatres Per-Theatre Average Domestic Total
1.   The Expendables

$1.64M 3,270 $502 $71.03M
2.   Eat Pray Love

$1.62M 3,082 $526 $52.24M
3.   The Other Guys

$1.04M 3,472 $301 $91.83M
4.   Nanny McPhee

      Returns

$890k 2,784 $320 $11.6M
5.   Inception $871k 2,401

$363 $264.85M
6.   Vampires Suck   

$866k 3,233

$268 $21.9M
7.   Piranha 3D $846k 2,470 $342 $13.22M
8.   The Switch      

$789k 2,012 $392 $11.14M
9.   Scott Pilgrim vs.

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      The World

$634k 2,820 $225 $23.07M
10. The Lottery

      Ticket

$606k 1,973 $307 $12.9M
11. Despicable Me $560k 2,236 $250 $232.96M
12. Dinner For Schmucks

$379k 2,149 $176 $67.09M

*Wednesday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.

Check back Friday for the Thursday Daily Box Office Rally results!

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