From left: Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard
*DreamWorks’ “The Help” moved into first place at the box office for the first time on Monday after being edged out by 20th Century Fox’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” over the weekend.
According to Disney, which is distributing the movie, “Help” took in $3.89 million on Monday, beating out “Apes,” with $3.55 million.
The result is particularly impressive considering “Apes” is playing in 3,691 locations and “The Help” in only 2,534.
On a per-theater basis, therefore, the race is not even close. “The Help” averaged $1,536 per theater, while “Apes” averaged just $961. The two movies are set to have a showdown with “Conan the Barbarian” next weekend.
I’m sorry but as a black man of age I can’t look at any more “mammy” flix. Viola is a great actress in every role I’ve observed her in. I watched the first 15 minutes of this flick, and left for “Return to Ape Planet” (or what ever it’s called). I don’t like angry ape movies either, but I couldn’t sit through one more servitude movie. Viola I’ll be checkin’ you out in your next movie.
