Monday Daily Box Office Rally
First Place – Sylvester Stallone‘s The Expendables fought off the competition to hold down the top spot at Monday’s box office, taking in $3.9 million from 3,270 theaters across America. The old-school actioner has grossed $38.77 million since it opened Friday with help from stars like Jason Statham, Jet Li, and even an appearance by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Second Place – Eat Pray Love cruised into second place at the box office yesterday with the aid of the legendary Julia Roberts, adding $3.04 million to its coffers for a cumulative $26.15 million.
Third Place – The Other Guys with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg stayed in the top three Monday with $2.26 million at the box office. The Adam McKay comedy has now grossed a cool $72.2 million since its debut almost 2 weeks ago, which was star Will Ferrell’s second biggest opening of his career.
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Monday, August 16, 2010:
| Movie Title | Monday Gross | Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
| 1. The Expendables | $3.94M | 3,270 | $1,205 | $38.77M |
| 2. Eat Pray Love | $3.04M | 3,082 | $988 | $26.15M |
| 3. The Other Guys | $2.26M | 3,651 | $619 | $72.21M |
| 4. Inception | $1.53M | 3,120 | $491 | $250M |
| 5. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | $1.47M | 2,818 | $520 | $12.08M |
| 6. Despicable Me | $1.10M | 2,923 | $375 | $223.29M |
| 7. Step Up 3D | $1.06M | 2,439 | $433 | $30.88M |
| 8. Dinner for Schmucks | $957k | 3,046 | $314 | $59.74M |
| 9. Salt | $768k | 2,834 | $271 | $104.21M |
| 10. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge | $710k | 2,728 | $260 | $35.93M |
| 11. Toy Story 3 | $390k | 1,219 | $320 | $401.21M |
| 12. Charlie St. Cloud | $333k | 2,083 | $160 | $29.09M |
*Monday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Check back Wednesday for the Tuesday Daily Box Office Rally results!
