The sci-fi movie becomes the third film to reign the chart for more than a week this summer, while the newcomer lands at the second place with more than what analysts predicted.
- August 15, 2011
AceShowbiz -
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" still dominated the North American box office in its second week. The prequel of the 1968 sci-fi film, however, dropped around 50|percent| from last week with $27.8 million from domestic ticket sales.
Nonetheless, the Rupert Wyatt-directed movie becomes the third film this summer to take the highest spot in the chart for more than one week after "Thor" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".
Trailing behind "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" at number two was Emma Stone-starring drama "The Help". The newcomer on the chart has raked $26 million. The movie earned around $5 million more than what analysts previously predicted, with around 73|percent| of critics recommending the film.
Another new entry, "Final Destination 5" landed at the third position with $18 million, which fell from prediction. The fifth installment of the thriller franchise was actually expected to earn not less than $23 million on its first weekend.
Raja Gosnell's animated movie "The Smurfs" dropped two positions from the second to the fourth this week. The film added $13.7 million to its domestic cume totaling $101.5 million after playing in theaters ten days. Meanwhile, another new entry "30 Minutes or Less" rounded up the top five with $13.3 million, far from the expectations of Columbia Pictures.
Top Ten Movies at Box Office for August 12-14:
*UPDATE (Aug. 16, 2011 - 01:02 AM GMT): When the final figures came out on Monday, August 15, it was revealed that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II" secured the seventh position on the chart. Thus, it forced "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love." to drop another spot each and land on the eight and ninth position respectively.
