1. Tropic Thunder$16.3M

2. The House Bunny$14.5M

3. Death Race$12.6M

4. The Dark Knight$10.5M

5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars$5.7M

6. Pineapple Express$5.5M

7. Mirrors$5.0M

8. Mamma Mia!$4.3M

9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$4.2M

10. The Longshots$4.1M

Then She Found Me09/02

Fall, The09/09

88 Minutes09/16

Made of Honor09/16

Speed Racer09/16

Young@Heart09/16

Leatherheads09/23

Pathology09/23

Sex and the City: The Movie09/23

Iron Man09/30

• Ready for a darker, more tormented Superman?

  Poor Superman. His last movie was a disappointment, and now his DC Comics stablemate Batman is getting all the box office glory. But Warner Bros. has a plan, according to the Wall Street Journal, to reboot the Superman franchise, and its DC superhero properties in general. That plan, in a nutshell: Do what Marvel does. (After all, Marvel didn’t wait around too long to go back to the drawing board with a Hulkreboot.) Read More

• ‘Tropic Thunder’ Rolls Over Box-Office Competition For Second Week

  The Olympics are over, the flame has been extinguished, and the winners and losers are going home. But didn’t it feel as if it was the same people who kept winning over and over again: Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt … Robert Downey Jr.? Downey’s “Tropic Thunder” earned $16.1 million, closing the book on the summer by narrowly beating “The House Bunny” and earning its second consecutive first-place finish. Also starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Tom Cruise, the war spoof brought its overall total to a healthy $65.7 million. Thanks to “Iron Man,” it was also the fourth #1 finish for Downey in as many months. Read More

• Johnny Depp to Star in Tim Burton’a Adaptation of ‘Alice in Wonderland’

  HOLLYWOOD - There have been multiple adaptations of the mystical story Alice in Wonderland–Tim Burton is scheduled to put his spin on the classic story with his new film Alice slated for release in 2010. An unknown Australian actress has won the title role inBurton’s eagerly awaited adaptation, according to WENN. Teenager Mia Wasikowska is set to hit the big time after being picked to play the heroine in the movie version ofLewis Carroll’s classic. The director is reportedly lining up long-time muse Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter in the film. Read More

• ‘Death Race’ Producers Accused of Plagiarism

  HOLLYWOOD - The producers of upcoming movie Death Racehave been accused of copyright infringement. Writer Adam Stone claims producer/director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt have been using his ideas for their movie. Stone claims the film is based on a script he previously pitched to Anderson and Bolt. According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, August 19, Stone is seeking a court order to stop the film’s release. Read More