Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More ‘”The Help” Kept the top spot at a hurricane weakened box office, bringing in $14.3 million. “Colombiana” and “Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark” debuted in the 2nd and 3rd spots pushing “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to the fourth spot.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, August 28, 2011, are as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help, The | Disney | 14,333,000 | 96,630,305 | 2,778 | 5,159 |
| 2 | Colombiana | Sony | 10,300,000 | 10,300,000 | 2,614 | 3,940 |
| 3 | Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark | FilmDistrict | 8,689,317 | 8,689,317 | 2,760 | 3,148 |
| 4 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | 8,650,000 | 148,456,277 | 3,374 | 2,563 |
| 5 | Our Idiot Brother | The Weinstein Company | 6,588,000 | 6,588,000 | 2,555 | 2,578 |
| 6 | Spy Kids: All The Time In The World | The Weinstein Company | 5,727,000 | 21,710,049 | 3,305 | 1,732 |
| 7 | Smurfs, The | Sony | 4,800,000 | 125,993,468 | 2,861 | 1,677 |
| 8 | Conan The Barbarian | Lionsgate | 3,100,000 | 16,575,575 | 3,015 | 1,028 |
| 9 | Fright Night | Disney | 3,029,000 | 14,207,551 | 3,114 | 972 |
| 10 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Warner Bros. | 2,905,000 | 69,529,324 | 1,577 | 1,842 |
| 11 | 30 Minutes Or Less | Sony | 2,600,000 | 31,702,273 | 2,071 | 1,255 |
| 12 | Final Destination 5 | Warner Bros. | 2,465,000 | 37,824,945 | 2,085 | 1,182 |
