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'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

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.

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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.