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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATES
		Gross	Cume
1.	Resident Evil: Afterlife	27.7	27.7
2.	Takers	6.1	48.1
3.	The American	5.9	28.3
4.	Machete	4.2	20.8
5.	Going the Distance	3.8	14
Weekend of Sept. 10-12. Figures in $ mil.

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
	Release	Wknd. B.O.	Cume B.O.
1.	Resident Evil: Afterlife	42.7	42.7
2.	Inception	16.4	448.8
3.	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	9.8	128.0
4.	The Expendables	7.5	119.0
5.	The Last Airbender	6.6	150.6
Figures in millions. Weekend of Sept. 10-12, 2010

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