Box Office Monday

It's been a while since Box Office Monday has made its way onto the Soap Box. Honestly, though, even if my arm wasn't broken, could you blame me for skipping on this segment? The back half of August has been a wasteland of Hollywood junk. Award season can not get here fast enough...

1. "The American" - $12.9 million ($16.1 million total)
2. "Takers" - $11.5 ($37.9)
3. "Machete" - $11.3
4. "The Last Exorcism" - $7.6 ($32.5)
5. "Going the Distance" - $6.9
6. "The Expendables" - $6.6 ($92.2)
7. "The Other Guys" - $5.4 ($106.9)
8. "Eat Pray Love" - $4.9 ($68.9)
9. "Inception" - $4.3 ($277.1)
10. "Nanny McPhee Returns" - $3.6 ($22.4)