Ashley Bell in "The Last Exorcism"
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The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "The Last Exorcism" ($21.3 million)
#2 "Takers" ($21 million)
#3 "The Expendables" ($9.5 million)
#4 "Eat Pray Love" ($7 million)
#5 "The Other Guys" ($6.6 million)
"The Last Exorcism" is fighting to the last minute for the top spot at the weekend box office.
The supernatural thriller is set to pull in $21.3 million since landing in theaters on Friday. However, the gangster flick "Takers" is right behind the horror-fest with $21 million. According to reports, the star-packed heist movie could overtake "Exorcism" when final box-office numbers come in on Monday.
Exorcism," starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell, initially appeared ready to nab the weekend crown when the flick "easily outpaced "Takers" at the Friday box office with $9.4 million. "Takers," which touts an all-star cast that includes chart-topping artists T.I. and Chris Brown alongside British actor Idris Elba, debuted with $7.5 million.
Holding steady in third place is the explosive, ensemble action romp "The Expendables." After ruling the box office for two weeks, the macho flick couldn't fend off the sturdy theater draw of new releases "Exorcism" and "Takers," and raked in $9.5 million.
"Eat Pray Love" and "The Other Guys" round out the top five. Theatergoers are still falling for the tropical romance and midlife introspection of the Ryan Murphy-directed "Love" which made $7 million over the weekend. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg continue to rake in laughs as a mismatched cop duo in "The Other Guys," which scored $6.6 million at the box office.
The re-release of James Cameron's sci-fi juggernaut "Avatar" didn't make the box-office top ten. A revisited version of the record-shattering fantasy adventure, which features almost ten minutes of new footage, pulled in $4 million.
Check out everything we've got on "The Last Exorcism" and "Takers."
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