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Despite its crazy ending, "The Last Exorcism" took the Friday box office title with an estimated $9.4 million in earnings. The Hayden Christensen-Chris Brown vehicle "Takers" came in second with a $7.5 million opening day at the box office. "The Expendables," which has won the box office title the last two weekends, finished third with $2.7 million, putting it over $75 million total.

Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables" fought off an onslaught of newcomers to finish on top of the weekend box office again.

Mercenaries nudge past "Vampires" for first place slot while "The Switch" fails to light up the boxoffice Friday.

Maybe movie stars aren't so expendable. At a time when pricey talent is thought to yield diminishing returns for film studios, Lionsgate's star-studded "The Expendables" easily topped the weekend boxoffice with an estimated $35 million in domestic coin. The testosterone-spiked actioner outpaced an impressive $23.7 million bow by Sony's female-targeted Julia Roberts starrer "Eat Pray Love" in second place, while Universal's geek-seeking "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" debuted with a dismal $10.5 million in fifth place.

1) The Expendables (Lionsgate) NEW [3,270 Theaters]
Friday $13M, Estimated Weekend $33.7M

2) Eat Pray Love (Sony) NEW [3,082 Theaters]
Friday $9.8m, Estimated Weekend $28.3M

3) The Other Guys (Sony) Week 2 [3,651 Theaters]
Friday $5.5M (-58%), Estimated Weekend $17M