Rise Of The Planet Apes Takes Over The Box Office – See Top 10 Movies List

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The apes are surprisingly running wild at the box office. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the primate prequel starring James Francoand featuring an impressive motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis, opened in first place with ticket sales totaling $54 million.

In second place, The Smurfs, brought in another $21.0 million in its second week but that is a 41 percent drop from last week’s surprise smash opening.
Cowboys & Aliens came in third with an estimated $15.7 million, down 57 percent from last week. 

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman did not enjoy a good weekend as their switcharoo comedy, The Change-Up, brought in a lackluster $13.5 million at the box office, landing the flick in fourth place.

Here are the top ten movies for the weekend of August 5 – 7, 2011:

1. ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ $54.0 million, new release
2. ‘The Smurfs,’ $21.0 million, $76.2 million total
3. ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ $15.7 million, $67.4 million
4. ‘The Change-Up,’ $13.5 million, new release
5. ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ $13.0 million, $143.1 million
6. ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2,’ $12.2 million, $342.8 million
7. ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ $12.1 million, $42.2 million
8. ‘Friends With Benefits,’ $4.7 million, $48.5 million
9. ‘Horrible Bosses,’ $4.6 million, $105.2 million
10. ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon,’ $3.0 million, $344.2 million

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