August 27th – 29th Weekend Box Office: Last Exorcism, Takers Cap Summer Off Nicely

Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism” cursed away “Takers” at the box office, but just barely.

Daniel Stamm’s “The Last Exorcism” cursed away “Takers” at the box office, but just barely.

“The Expendables” shares more love with crowds while shooing away distant competitors.

Sly Stallone’s “The Expendables” and Ryan Murphy’s “Eat Pray Love” win big while Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” finds little affection in this weekend’s box office.

Adam McKay’s “The Other Guys” knocked “Inception” off its three-week #1 perch.

With not much competition, “Inception” burned brightly its third weekend at #1 at the box office.

Even with the release of SALT, Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION stayed hot at the box office.

Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION is a juggernaut in this weekend’s box office.

DESPICABLE ME topped TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE in only the latter’s second weekend out.

TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE exploded on the charts in Nick Ondras’s weekend box office score.

Rather than Grown Ups.

Woody and the gang are official rockstars.

Fearless mercenaries proved no contest to interracial karate kids in Nick Ondras’s weekend box office report.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER topped another lazy weekend at the movies in Nick Ondras’s box office report.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER blasted away competition in a sleepy holiday weekend in Nick Ondras’s box office report.

Universal’s MACGRUBER failed to barely perform at all, while DreamWorks animated SHREK FOREVER AFTER posted a mediocre opening when closely analyzed in Nick Ondras’s weekend box office report.

Ridley Scott’s ROBIN HOOD sat passenger to Marvel’s epic IRON MAN 2 in Nick Ondras’s box office report.

IRON MAN 2 smashed records while surprising no one in Nick Ondras’s weekend box office report.

Samuel Bayer’s reboot of Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street” weaved $32.2 million at #1 in Nick Ondras’s weekend box office report.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON continues its #1 reign in Nick Ondras’s box office report.

Nick Ondras’s box office report: DreamWorks’ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON surprisingly toppled Matthew Vaughn’s awaited KICK-ASS.