‘Eat Pray Love’ takes the #2 slot. By ‘Eat Pray Love’ takes the #2 slot. Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture in “The Expendables” Photo: Lionsgate The Box-Office Top Five #1 “The Expendables” ($13.3 million) #2 “Eat Pray Love” ($8.5 million) #3 “The Other Guys” ($5.6 million) #4 “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” ($4.6 million) #5 “Inception” ($3.4 million) It appears it’s not summer of love for Julia Roberts’ much-anticipated, Ryan Murphy-helmed, soul-searching flick “Eat Pray Love.” The film version of the best-selling Elizabeth Gilbert memoir opened on Friday (August 13) in second place, behind the action star-studded movie, “The Expendables.” The hard-charging “Expendables,” which features a slew of beefy stars like Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke, debuted with 13.3 million, easily besting “Love” which raked in $8.5 million. The cop comedy “The Other Guys,” armed with an all-star cast that includes Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, dropped off to third place with $9 million after bowing at the top spot last week. “Scott Pilgrim v. The World,” which follows funnyman Michael Cera as he clashes with his girlfriend’s army of ex-lovers in several video game-themed scuffles, took fourth place with $5.7 million. The Christopher Nolan juggernaut “Inception” is still captivating moviegoers, taking in $3.4 million to land in fifth place. Friday’s haul tips the film’s total domestic gross over the $240 million mark. “Step Up 3D,” which features dancers such as Alyson Stoner and Stephan Boss in the third installment in the footwork franchise, failed to crack the top 5 in its second week in theaters. The dance movie took in $2.3 million last night with “Despicable Me” not far behind with $2.2 million. Both movies were closely followed by the Steve Carell-Paul Rudd vehicle “Dinner for Schmucks” which brought in $2 million. The action thriller “Salt,” featuring a raven-haired Angelina Jolie as a spy on the run, picked up $1.8 million.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Expendables,” “Eat Pray Love” and “The Other Guys.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos ‘The Other Guys’ Clips MTV Rough Cut: ‘The Other Guys’
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