Domestic 2010 Weekend 36
September 3-5, 2010
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The American | $12,968,000 | $13,177,790 | +$209,790 | +1.6% | 2,823 | $16,114,000 | $16,321,575 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 2 | 3 | +1 | Takers | $11,450,000 | $10,876,732 | -$573,268 | -5% | 2,206 | $37,900,000 | $37,327,557 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 3 | 2 | -1 | Machete | $11,300,000 | $11,416,164 | +$116,164 | +1% | 2,670 | $11,300,000 | $11,416,164 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Last Exorcism | $7,645,000 | $7,341,976 | -$303,024 | -4% | 2,874 | $32,477,000 | $32,114,360 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | 5 | - | Going the Distance | $6,885,000 | $6,884,964 | -$36 | <0.1% | 3,030 | $6,885,000 | $6,884,964 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Expendables | $6,592,000 | $6,620,133 | +$28,133 | +0.4% | 3,398 | $92,159,000 | $92,187,903 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Other Guys | $5,400,000 | $5,287,889 | -$112,111 | -2.1% | 2,607 | $106,866,000 | $106,754,100 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 8 | - | Eat Pray Love | $4,850,000 | $4,800,758 | -$49,242 | -1% | 2,663 | $68,954,000 | $68,904,792 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | - | Inception | $4,530,000 | $4,572,249 | +$42,249 | +0.9% | 1,704 | $277,103,000 | $277,145,503 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | - | Nanny McPhee Returns | $3,575,000 | $3,533,925 | -$41,075 | -1.1% | 2,708 | $22,441,000 | $22,399,900 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 12 | +1 | The Switch | $3,068,000 | $3,119,557 | +$51,557 | +1.7% | 1,885 | $21,443,000 | $21,494,697 | 3 | Miramax |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | Vampires Suck | $3,000,000 | $3,196,167 | +$196,167 | +6.5% | 2,434 | $32,298,000 | $32,494,824 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 13 | - | Despicable Me | $2,824,000 | $2,984,015 | +$160,015 | +5.7% | 1,600 | - | $240,434,965 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | Piranha 3D | $2,300,000 | $2,432,258 | +$132,258 | +5.8% | 1,789 | $22,396,000 | $22,528,065 | 3 | Dimension Films |
| 15 | 15 | - | Avatar 2010 Special Edition | $2,300,000 | $2,257,595 | -$42,405 | -1.8% | 812 | $7,820,000 | $7,777,495 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 16 | - | Lottery Ticket | $2,290,000 | $2,151,388 | -$138,612 | -6.1% | 1,310 | $20,648,000 | $20,509,085 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 | - | Toy Story 3 | $1,900,000 | $1,944,801 | +$44,801 | +2.4% | 1,520 | $408,055,000 | $408,100,174 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | - | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $1,582,000 | $1,553,475 | -$28,525 | -1.8% | 807 | $28,864,000 | $28,835,385 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | Get Low | $1,258,000 | $1,204,465 | -$53,535 | -4.3% | 560 | $5,457,000 | $5,403,397 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 19 | -1 | Salt | $1,250,000 | $1,257,471 | +$7,471 | +0.6% | 705 | $115,211,000 | $115,218,468 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 21 | - | Dinner for Schmucks | $1,180,000 | $1,031,661 | -$148,339 | -12.6% | 804 | $71,072,000 | $70,923,174 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 22 | 22 | - | Step Up 3D | $693,000 | $794,628 | +$101,628 | +14.7% | 434 | $40,982,000 | $41,083,540 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $428,000 | $447,516 | +$19,516 | +4.6% | 357 | $61,604,000 | $61,623,527 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 26 | +2 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $420,000 | $434,120 | +$14,120 | +3.4% | 396 | $298,673,000 | $298,687,341 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 25 | 27 | +2 | The Kids Are All Right | $408,000 | $393,425 | -$14,575 | -3.6% | 239 | $19,787,000 | $19,790,647 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 29 | +3 | The Last Airbender | $400,000 | $321,488 | -$78,512 | -19.6% | 248 | $131,137,000 | $131,058,419 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 35 | +8 | Shrek Forever After | $235,000 | $195,358 | -$39,642 | -16.9% | 145 | $238,359,000 | $238,319,043 | 16 | DreamWorks |
| 28 | 38 | +10 | The Tillman Story | $133,000 | $136,399 | +$3,399 | +2.6% | 24 | $257,000 | $260,479 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 41 | +12 | Animal Kingdom | $108,000 | $111,583 | +$3,583 | +3.3% | 56 | $539,000 | $536,505 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 50 | +20 | Flipped | $51,000 | $50,905 | -$95 | -0.2% | 28 | $751,000 | $751,046 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 51 | +20 | The Concert | $44,000 | $45,000 | +$1,000 | +2.3% | 20 | $438,000 | $439,247 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | 59 | +27 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | $27,700 | $27,330 | -$370 | -1.3% | 5 | $27,700 | $27,330 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | 66 | +33 | A Film Unfinished | $14,800 | $14,203 | -$597 | -4% | 5 | $120,300 | $119,680 | 3 | Oscilloscope |
