Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More “The Help” continued to overperform in its second weekend, beating a new round of competitors in grossing $20.5 million and coming in No. 1 at the box office. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” also remained strong bringing in an estimated $16.3 million for a second place finish. “Conan the Barbarian” and “Fright Night” both failed to meet expectations, grossing $10 million and $8.3 million, respectively, to come in fourth and fifth.
The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, August 21, 2011 are as follows:
| Rank | Film Name | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Revenue | Locs | Loc Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help, The | Disney | 20,479,000 | 71,801,170 | 2,690 | 7,613 |
| 2 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | 16,300,000 | 133,764,360 | 3,471 | 4,696 |
| 3 | Spy Kids: All The Time In The World | The Weinstein Company | 12,020,000 | 12,020,000 | 3,295 | 3,647 |
| 4 | Conan The Barbarian | Lionsgate | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 3,017 | 3,314 |
| 5 | Fright Night | Disney | 8,300,000 | 8,300,000 | 3,114 | 2,665 |
| 6 | Smurfs, The | Sony | 8,000,000 | 117,744,505 | 3,057 | 2,616 |
| 7 | Final Destination 5 | Warner Bros. | 7,705,000 | 32,328,220 | 3,155 | 2,442 |
| 8 | 30 Minutes Or Less | Sony | 6,300,000 | 25,761,828 | 2,888 | 2,181 |
| 9 | One Day | Focus Features | 5,127,567 | 5,127,567 | 1,721 | 2,979 |
| 10 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | Warner Bros. | 4,950,000 | 64,419,605 | 1,940 | 2,551 |
| 11 | Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows II | Warner Bros. | 4,405,000 | 365,901,489 | 1,738 | 2,534 |
| 12 | Cowboys & Aliens | Universal | 4,193,635 | 89,476,160 | 2,213 | 1,895 |
