Monday, August 16, 2010

Steroids Win at the Box Office


Forget Muscley-Juicehead-Guido's, this weekend at the box office it was all about the muscley-juicehead-old guys.

Sylvester Stallone's testosterone-heavy film The Expendables took the top spot at the box office this weekend, earning a hefty $35 million dollars, enough to force Julia Roberts' comeback film Eat, Pray, Love to a runner-up debut.

While both films clearly had different target markets, (70% of EPL audience members were female), there was more of a mixed crowd who went to see Stallone, along with aged (but classic) action stars like Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke blow shit up.

Here's a look at the top ten highest grossing films this past weekend:

1. The Expendables ($35 million)

2. Eat, Pray, Love ($23.7 million)

3. The Other Guys ($18 million)

4. Inception ($11.4 million)

5.Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World ($10.5 million)

6. Despicable Me ($6.8 million)

7. Step Up 3D ($6.6 million)

8. Salt ($6.4 million)

9. Dinner for Schmucks ($6.3 million)

10. Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore ($4.1 million)

(Box Office Source: Eonline.com, Image courtesy of loyalkng.com)

2 comments:

  1. How much has Inception grossed so far? It seems like the type of movie that a lot of people would see twice.

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  2. Inception has grossed $248 million domestically, and is already the 5th highest grossing film of the year so far.

    This film has had such a buzz about it even months before it came out, and it lived up to most people's expectations.

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