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“The Help” Wins Weakened Box Office Due to Hurricane Irene

(DreamWorks)

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Hurricane Irene has taken its toll on Atlantic Seaboard and this weekend’s box office, resulting in possibly the worst weekend of 2011 at the movies.

Still, “The Help” led the pack with $14.3 million in ticket sales.

Zoe Saldana’s revenge-action flick “Colombiana” came in second with $10.3 million.

Nabbing third with $8.7 million was the Katie Holmes horror movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”

‘The Help’ Beats Slew of New Films To Stay #1

(DreamWorks)

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Theaters were packed with new movies this weekend – but not with audiences.

‘The Help’ and ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ stayed on top of the heap, with a number of disappointing debuts filling out the rest of the chart.

‘The Help’ earned a $20.5 million victory, with James Franco’s ‘Apes’ hitting $16.3 million for a strong second place.

After that, things got kinda ugly.

‘Apes’ Rule Weekend, Edging ‘The Help’ and ‘Final Destination 5′

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes,’ starring James Franco and other doomed humans, won the weekend’s box office again with $27 million in ticket sales.

Meanwhile, the Emma Stone-headlined film, ‘The Help’ took second place with $25.7 million, followed in third by ‘Final Destination 5′ with $18.4 million.

Audiences Go Bananas for ‘Planet of the Apes’ Prequel

(Fox)

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Those apes don’t monkey around!

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” starring James Franco and Freida Pinto, exceeded expectations at the box office and raked in $54 million.

“The Smurfs” took second with $21 million, while “Cowboys & Aliens” nabbed third place with $16.8 million.

‘Smurfs’ Ties ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ for First Place in Box Office Stunner

(Sony)

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“The Smurfs” has tied “Cowboys & Aliens” for first place in a weekend box office upset.

The official winner won’t be declared until tomorrow morning.

Those little blue animated buggers and the Daniel Craig-Harrison Ford sci-fi western both banked $36.2 million.

‘The Smurfs’ Are Coming! (TRAILER)

(Sony)

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The Smurfs hits movie theaters on August 3, starring CGI versions of the iconic little blue dudes, as well as Neil Patrick Harris and “Glee” star Jayma Mays (as humans).

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