This is it for summer movies. It's interesting to see that "The Help" has stayed at No. 1 for three weekends in a row, now. Must be a pretty good movie.

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.
1. “The Help,” $19 million. (Review by The AP's David Germain)
2. “The Debt,” $12.6 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
3. “Apollo 18,” $10.7 million.
4. “Shark Night 3D,” $10.3 million.
5. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” $10.25 million. (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros; "Movie simians rise to next level in new 'Apes' prequel" by Germain)
6. “Colombiana,” $9.4 million. (Review by Lemire)
7. “Our Idiot Brother,” $7 million. (Review by Lemire)
8. “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” $6.6 million.
9. “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” $6.1 million. (Review by Germain)
10. “The Smurfs,” $5.6 million.

Want more movie coverage? Check out Entertainment Editor Mark Meszoros' fall film preview. You should click that link and check it out, because someone who is writing this blog post might have taken the time to find movie trailers to add throughout.


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl