Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers also are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Help,” $14.3 million.
2. “Colombiana,” $10.3 million.
3. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” $8.7 million.
4. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” $8.65 million ($22.1 million international).
5. “Our Idiot Brother,” $6.6 million.
6. “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” $5.7 million.
7. “The Smurfs,” $4.8 million.
8. “Conan the Barbarian,” $3.1 million.
9. “Fright Night,” $3 million.
10. “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” $2.9 million.
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