The action flick is expected to rake in a weekend total of $35 million. By Mawuse Ziegbe Dolph Lundgren and Sylvester Stallone in “The Expendables” Photo: Millennium Films The Box-Office Top Five #1 “The Expendables” ($11.9 million) #2 “Eat Pray Love” ($8.2 million) #3 “The Other Guys” ($6.8 million) #4 “Inception” ($ 4.6 million) #5 “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” ($3.5 million) The action-packed hiney-kicking flick “The Expendables” continues to stomp box-office competition. The Sylvester Stallone-helmed vehicle, which was written and directed by Sly, was the #1 movie on Saturday with $11.8 million. The pulpy throwback to the firepower-packed ’80s films that Sly favored back in the day, was also the top draw at theaters on Friday as well. Featuring a cornucopia of muscled-up stars like Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke, the film is on track to own the entire weekend with an estimated $35 million in ticket sales. The big-screen version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s smash memoir, “Eat Pray Love, ” had a strong showing as well, pulling in $8.1 million. Droves of moviegoers checked out Academy Award-winning screen queen Julia Roberts munch and muse her way to enlightenment on Saturday and pushed the film to the #2 spot. “Love,” which also stars Javier Bardem and James Franco, held the second-place spot for the second night in a row after taking in $8.5 million on Friday. The film is expected to make $23.7 million over the weekend. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” pulled in a modest $3.5 million on Saturday. The movie, which features Michael Cera as a determined beau ready to battle his new gal pal’s ex-boyfriends, continued to slog through the weekend as the third-place debut. Although the CGI-laden flick makes “Scott” a rom-com for the digital generation, the film wasn’t able to overtake the top two debuts, which tout well-worn screen names such as Roberts and Stallone. “Scott” is expected to pull through the weekend with $10.5 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
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