Box Office Update: 'the Help' Braves Hurricane Irene To Stay At No. 1

Pamela McClintock, Hollywood Reporter Film News
Sat, 08/27/2011 - 9:46am

Pamela McClintock Zoe Saldana's "Colombiana" comes in at No. 2, followed by "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" and "Our Idiot Brother," with Hurricane Irene taking a big bite out of the domestic box office as theaters close on the East Coast.read more

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