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In its third weekend in theaters, Get Low claimed the top gross among limited releases, interrupting The Girl Who Played with Fire's reign. Among new releases, Bollywood movie Peepli Live led the way, while Sundance winner Animal Kingdom had a tame launch. Robert DuvallBill MurrayHayao Miyazaki

The Expendables muscled in to the top spot over the weekend, and Eat Pray Love was consumed by many, but it was nearly game over for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Overall business was on par with the same weekend last year, when District 9 led, though attendance was middling for the time of year. Sylvester StalloneBruce WillisArnold SchwarzeneggerJason StathamJet LiJulia RobertsMichael CeraAngelina Jolie

On Friday, The Expendables took a commanding lead in its debut, Eat Pray Love came out well-fed, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World didn't receive a power-up. Julia Roberts

In one of star Will Ferrell's biggest-grossing starts yet, The Other Guys easily topped the box office in its first week. After three weeks securely in first, Inception dropped down a spot, but it continued to hold extremely well. Step Up 3-D drastically underperformed in comparison to its predecessors. Overall box office was down around eight percent from the same timeframe last year, when G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra led with $76.3 million. Angelina Jolie

This weekend, The Expendables explodes on over 4,200 screens at 3,270 locations, Eat Pray Love gorges on approximately 3,700 screens at 3,082 locations, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World scores around 3,000 screens at 2,818 locations. Sylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiArnold SchwarzeneggerBruce WillisJulia RobertsEdgar WrightMichael Cera

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration released a monster report this morning, including ratings for major releases like Avatar: Special Edition, Resident Evil: Afterlife and The Town, along with high-profile limited releases like Buried, 127 Hours and Black Swan. Ben AffleckM. Night ShyamalanRyan ReynoldsDanny BoyleJames FrancoDarren AronofskyNatalie PortmanMila KunisWill FerrellAdam McKay

Topping the foreign box office for the third weekend in a row, there was no slowing down Inception. Toy Story 3 also continued to perform well and appears poised to reach the $1 billion mark worldwide (domestic plus foreign). Angelina JolieAdam SandlerTom Cruise

For the second straight weekend, The Girl Who Played with Fire led all specialty releases. This was less due to its own strength and instead a result of disappointing debuts from a set of high-profile new entries, including Middle Men and Flipped. Rob ReinerRobert DuvallBill MurrayJoel SchumacherElijah Wood

The Other Guys saw a lot of action in its opening over the weekend, busting more moves than fellow debut Step Up 3-D, while Inception continued to be the exception with another small decline. Overall weekend business, though, was relatively soft for the time of year and was down nine percent from last year, when G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was unleashed. Will Ferrell

The Other Guys wasn't an also-ran on its opening day, leading the Friday box office and doubling the start of second-place Step-Up 3D. Inception continued to leave its mark, though, delivering its smallest Friday-to-Friday drop yet. Will Ferrell

Further extending its run as one of summer's biggest hits, Inception easily topped three new movies to remain in first place for the third straight week. One of those new releases, Dinner for Schmucks, held its own, while Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Charlie St. Cloud were far behind. Holdover Salt had a typical drop, while Despicable Me crossed a major milestone. Overall business was up 17 percent from the same week last year, when Funny People disappointed with $32.6 million. Christopher NolanSteve CarellPaul RuddZac Efron

This weekend, The Other Guys bust onto approximately 5,000 screens at 3,651 locations, while Step Up 3-D gets the party started on close to 3,000 screens at 2,435 locations. Inception, which has reigned for three weeks, will still be in the mix: its continued weekday strength suggests another slim decline. Will FerrellAdam McKayMark Wahlberg

The Motion Picture Association of America's Classification and Ratings Administration released ratings for Devil and Machete in this morning's weekly bulletin. M. Night ShyamalanGeorge Clooney

Walt Disney Pictures announced a set of significant release schedule changes this morning, beginning with moving Monsters Inc. 2 up two weeks. It also removed two potentially high-profile movies from its calendar, along with adding a high school comedy to its spring 2011 roster. Joe NussbaumAnna FarisChris Evans

Locked in first place at the foreign box office, Inception showed no signs of slowing down over the weekend. Salt had solid debuts in a number of major territories, while Toy Story 3 and Shrek Forever After each passed the $400 million mark. Christopher NolanAngelina Jolie

After months of public speculation that the fourth and final book in the Twilight series would be split in to two movies, distributor Summit Entertainment made it official today. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part Two) is now scheduled to open Nov. 16, 2012, just under a year after Part One debuts. Bill CondonKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor Lautner

After two weekends of dominating the art house scene, The Kids Are All Right expanded nationwide to a so-so $3.5 million at 847 locations. That allowed The Girl Who Played with Fire to take over among limited releases. Winter's Bone also continued to hold well, while Cyrus lost both its theaters and its audience. While there weren't any major new openings, Get Low had a decent start at four locations. Jonah HillRobert DuvallBill MurrayKevin KlinePaul Dano

Inception remained lodged in moviegoers' minds for the third weekend in a row, while Dinner for Schmucks yukked it up in second and Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore was neutered. Overall business was up 13 percent over the same weekend last year when Funny People led, but was still weak for the time of year. Christopher NolanPaul RuddSteve CarellZach GalifianakisZac EfronAngelina Jolie

The August lineup appears to lack the blockbuster potential of May, June and July. The first three months of summer saw the release of guaranteed hits like Iron Man 2, Toy Story 3, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Inception, while August is devoid of a preordained success. That will likely result in a lower overall gross, though at the same time it will add a healthy dose of unpredictability to the equation. Will FerrellAdam McKayJulia RobertsEdgar WrightSylvester StalloneJason StathamJet LiBruce WillisArnold SchwarzeneggerTyler PerryJennifer AnistonJason BatemanJustin LongDrew BarrymoreKatherine HeiglGerard ButlerPaul WalkerZoe SaldañaRob Reiner

On Friday, Dinner for Schmucks narrowly outdrew Inception to lead the box office on its opening day. Inception held well again and, despite a second-place blip on Friday, is poised to spend its third weekend atop the box office. Charlie St. Cloud had a decent launch, while Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore had a soft start despite having the broadest release of all movies. Zac EfronRobert Pattinson