Sunday, September 19, 2010

Toast Of The Town

Ben Affleck's new Fall drama The Town has an Easy time taking the top spot at the box office....



THR Staff

Ben Affleck's bank heist drama "The Town" managed to steal the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, nabbing $23.8 million for Warner Bros.

Also opening wide on the weekend was second place winner "Easy A," Columbia Pictures' teen comedy starring Emma Stone, which made $18.2 million.

Universal's "Devil" came in third with a $12.6 million weekend take.

The zombie scifi thriller "Resident Evil: Afterlife" is still alive at the box office but this week drops to No. 4 with $10.1 million.

Lionsgate's animated romantic adventure "Alpha and Omega" rounds out the weekend's top 5, opening with $9.2 million.

Nicole Sperling of EW

Ben Affleck's back in the top spot with his second directorial effort The Town, a Boston-set crime drama..

I commissioned The Pendant (trailer) director Jason Mayer to share his thoughts on The Town--His review will post soon...

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