SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Estimates: August 12-14, 2011

Rank	Film	Distributor	Weekend Total	# Of Screens	Weeks Playing	Cumulative Box Office
1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$27,500,000	3,691	2	$104,876,000
2	The Help	Buena Vista	$25,525,000	2,534	1	$35,399,000
3	Final Destination 5	Warner Bros.	$18,400,000	3,155	1	$18,400,000
4	The Smurfs	Sony	$13,500,000	3,427	3	$101,546,000
5	30 Minutes of Less	Sony	$$13,000,000	2,888	1	$13,000,000

For more information, access the complete chart on boxofficemojo.com.

1. "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes:" The Planet of the Apes franchise gets the origin treatment in this 20th Century Fox production from director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist). The script, written by Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, concerns a group of American scientists whose genetic experiments lead to an uprising by a race of intelligent apes that they helped create. James Francostars, with Freida Pinto and John Lithgow heading up the rest of the cast. - Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

2. "The Help:" Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, 'The Help' stars Emma Stone ('Easy A') as Skeeter, Academy Award-nominated Viola Davis ('Doubt') as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny--three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed--even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, 'The Help' is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change. -moviefone.com

3. "Final Destination 5:" Death stalks a group of co-workers who avoid a grisly demise in a massive suspension bridge collapse after one of them experiences a terrifying premonition in the fifth installment of the popular Final Destination series. Series regular Tony Todd returns in this sequel starring David Koechner, Emma Bell, Nicholas D'Agosto, and Miles Fisher. -Jason Buchanan, Rovi

4. "The Smurfs:" The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, 'The Smurfs'. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they're forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York's Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. -moviefone.com

5. "30 Minutes or Less:" In the action-comedy '30 Minutes or Less,' Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wanna-be criminal masterminds (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson). The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet (Aziz Ansari). As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship. -moviefone.com

 

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