The Dark Knight is still the No. 1 movie in America, a spot is has held for four consecutive weeks since its release on July 14. After adding $26 million to its already overflowing coffers, The Dark Knight is now the third-highest grossing film of all-time, trailing only Titanic and Star Wars.
The new stoner comedy Pineapple Express opened with a solid $22.4 million in ticket sales. Starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, this is yet another Judd Apatow production, and has actually received more positive reviews than negative.
The only other new release this week was The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, which reunites all four stars of the original (America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and Alexis Bledel) in a teen adventure/drama/comedy. The film earned $10.8 million over the weekend, and has grossed a total of $19.7 since opening on Wednesday.
Here’s the complete Top 10 at the box office for the weekend ending 8/10/08:
- The Dark Knight, $26 million
- Pineapple Express, $22.4 million
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, $16.1 million
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, $10.8 million
- Step Brothers, $8.9 million
- Mama Mia!, $8.1 million
- Journey to the Center of the Earth, $4.9 million
- Hancock, $3.3 million
- Swing Vote, $3.1 million
- WALL-E, $3 million