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'Piranha 3DD' hopes to lure in moviegoers again

It's a sink or swim moment for the filmmakers behind the sequel to "Piranha 3D." Combining a silly, self-aware sensibility with over-the-top gore, the original comedic horror film starring the likes of Richard Dreyfuss, Christopher Lloyd and Elizabeth Shue as townsfolk fighting off prehistoric flesh-eating fish became a just-add-water cult hit when it was released two summers ago opposite more mature fare such as "The Expendables" and "Eat Pray Love."

 

'Expendables' tops weekend b.o. with $35 million

'Expendables' tops weekend b.o. with $35 million

Maybe movie stars aren't so expendable. At a time when pricey talent is thought to yield diminishing returns for film studios, Lionsgate's star-studded "The Expendables" easily topped the weekend boxoffice with an estimated $35 million in domestic coin. The testosterone-spiked actioner outpaced an impressive $23.7 million bow by Sony's female-targeted Julia Roberts starrer "Eat Pray Love" in second place, while Universal's geek-seeking "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" debuted with a dismal $10.5 million in fifth place.

 

Friday Box Office: #1 'Expendables' $13M; #2 'Eat Pray Love' $8.5M; #3 'Other Guys' $5.5M; #4 'Scott Pilgrim' $5.2M

Friday Box Office: #1 'Expendables' $13M; #2 'Eat Pray Love' $8.5M; #3 'Other Guys' $5.5M; #4 'Scott Pilgrim' $5.2M

1) The Expendables (Lionsgate) NEW [3,270 Theaters]
Friday $13M, Estimated Weekend $33.7M

2) Eat Pray Love (Sony) NEW [3,082 Theaters]
Friday $9.8m, Estimated Weekend $28.3M

3) The Other Guys (Sony) Week 2 [3,651 Theaters]
Friday $5.5M (-58%), Estimated Weekend $17M

Senh: Hurray for the guys. "The Expendables" won the box office battle this weekend. It's a fun action movie for the guys. Looks like Stallone will be cranking out more action movies. Maybe for "Expendables 2," they'll finally get Steven Seagal and Jean Claude van Damme. "Eat Pray Love" did pretty well too. Looks like Julia Roberts is back. "Scott Pilgrim vs. World" did decent considering it's more of a niche film.

 

Critics Consensus: The Expendables Isn't Explosive Enough

Critics Consensus: The Expendables Isn't Explosive Enough

This week at the movies, we've got elite mercenaries (The Expendables, starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham), a journey of self-discovery (Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem), and a geek-turned-hero (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead). What do the critics have to say? Sly Stallone directs and stars in The Expendables, and he's got a veritable army of your favorite action stars along for the ride, including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, and Terry Crews.

Senh: I've been looking forward to The Expendables since its inception. Now that it's finally arrived, it's time to lower my expectations. I'm ready to have a good time.

 

'Eat, Pray, Love' fans retrace author's journey

'Eat, Pray, Love' fans retrace author's journey

Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir, "Eat, Pray, Love," have been following in her footsteps ever since it was first published in 2006. The book describes a year Gilbert spent living in Italy, India and Indonesia on the rebound from a divorce and failed romance.

 

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