CORRECTED - The top movies at the North American box office

Sun Aug 9, 2009 12:44pm EDT
 
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(Corrects prior weekend ranking for "A Perfect Getaway" to show that it is a new release)

LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on Aug. 7, led by the new action movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ......... $56.2 million

2 (*) Julie & Julia ........ $20.1 million

3 (3) G-Force .............. $ 9.8 million

4 (2) Harry Potter ......... $ 8.9 million

5 (1) Funny People ......... $ 7.9 million

6 (4) The Ugly Truth........ $ 7.0 million

7 (*) A Perfect Getaway .... $ 5.8 million

8 (5) Aliens in the Attic .. $ 4.0 million

=9 (6) Orphan................ $ 3.7 million

=9(12) (500) Days of Summer . $ 3.7 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.

TOTALS TO DATE

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . $273.8 million

G-Force .. $ 86.1 million  Continued...

 

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