SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Estimates: August 19-21, 2011
By: Lauren Wolman Aug. 21, 2011
|
Rank |
Film |
Distributor |
Weekend Total |
# Of Screens |
Weeks Playing |
Cumulative |
|
1 |
The Help |
Buena Vista |
$20,479,000 |
2,690 |
2 |
$71,801,000 |
|
2 |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
Fox |
$16,300,000 |
3,471 |
3 |
$133,764,000 |
|
3 |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World |
Weinstein Company |
$12,020,000 |
3,295 |
1 |
$12,020,000 |
|
4 |
Conan the Barbarian |
Lionsgate |
$10,000,000 |
3,015 |
1 |
$10,000,000 |
|
5 |
The Smurfs |
Sony |
$8,000,000 |
3,057 |
4 |
$117,745,000 |
For more information, access the complete chart on boxofficemojo.com.
1. "The Help:" Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, 'The Help' stars Emma Stone ('Easy A') as Skeeter, Academy Award-nominated Viola Davis ('Doubt') as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny--three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed--even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.
Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, 'The Help' is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change. -moviefone.com
2. "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes:" The Planet of the Apes franchise gets the origin treatment in this 20th Century Fox production from director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist). The script, written by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, concerns a group of American scientists whose genetic experiments lead to an uprising by a race of intelligent apes that they helped create. James Francostars, with Freida Pinto and John Lithgow heading up the rest of the cast. - Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
3. "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World:" On the surface, Marissa Cortez Wilson (Jessica Alba) has it all...married to a famous spy hunting television reporter, a new baby and intelligent twin step kids. But in reality, trying to mother Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook), who clearly don't want her around, is her toughest challenge yet. Also, her husband, Wilbur (Joel McHale), wouldn't know a spy if he lived with one which is exactly the case -- Marissa's a retired secret agent.
Marissa's world is turned upside down when the maniacal Timekeeper ($Jeremy Piven) threatens to take over the planet and she's called back into action by the head of OSS, home of the greatest spies and where the now-defunct Spy Kids division was created. With Armageddon quickly approaching, Rebecca and Cecil are thrust into action when they learn their boring stepmom was once a top agent and now the world's most competitive ten-year-olds are forced to put their bickering aside and rely on their wits. With a little help from a couple of very familiar Spy Kids, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara), and some mind-blowing gadgets, they just may be able to save the world and possibly bring their family together while they're at it. -moviefone.com
4. "Conan the Barbarian:" The most legendary Barbarian of all time is back this Summer. Having thrived and evolved for eight consecutive decades in the public imagination- in prose and graphics, on the big screen and small, in games and properties of all kinds- Conan's exploits in the Hyborian Age now come alive like never before in a colossal 3D action-adventure film.
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Deftly adapted from the original works of Robert E. Howard and faithful to the mythology and psychology of his iconic character, 'Conan the Barbarian' stars Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman and Rose McGowan, and is directed by Marcus Nispel. -moviefone.com
5. "The Smurfs:" The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, 'The Smurfs'. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they're forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York's Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. -moviefone.com
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