“Tropic Thunder” took in an estimated $16.2 million over the weekend to claim the top spot at The Box Office for the second straight weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The PG-13 comedy “The House Bunny” claimed second place, raking in $14.5 million over the weekend.  Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 24.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$16,272,195
$65.8

2
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$14,533,702
$14.5

3
Death Race
UNIVERSAL
$12,621,090
$12.6

4
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$10,542,424
$489.4

5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER BROS.
$5,661,456
$25.0

6
Pineapple Express
SONY PICTURES
$5,452,163
$73.8

7
Mirrors
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$5,010,663
$20.2

8
Mamma Mia!
UNIVERSAL
$4,314,840
$124.5

9
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
UNIVERSAL
$4,177,950
$93.9

10
The Longshots
MGM STUDIOS
$4,080,687
$4.1

Source: The Hollywood Reporter …

The comedy “Tropic Thunder” took in an estimated $25.8 million over the weekend, knocking “The Dark Knight” down to second place after four weekends of top box office results, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 
“Dark Knight” took in an estimated $16.4 million over the weekend to raise the film’s overall gross to $471.1 million, surpassing the original “Star Wars” ($461 million) to secure second place in all-time box office rankings – behind “Titanic”.
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 17th. 

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
 GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$25,812,796
$36.8

2
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$16,379,293
$471.1

3
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER …

“The Dark Knight” has climbed past $400 million in just 18 days, hitting the mark faster than any film ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 
The film should pass the $403.7 million tally of ”Spider-Man” today, which would move it up to seventh on the all-time box office charts.  It would also make the film the top-grossing comic-book adaptation of all time.
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 3rd, as well as a full weekend box-office wrap-up from The Hollywood Reporter.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$42,664,219
$393.8

2
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
UNIVERSAL
$40,457,770
$40.5

3
Step Brothers
SONY PICTURES
$16,506,526
$63.2

4
Mamma …

For the second week in a row, the latest Batman feature “The Dark Knight” dominated the box office. The film has reached more than $300 million in total earnings faster than any other movie.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$75,166,466
$313.80

2
Step Brothers
SONY PICTURES
$30,940,732
$30.90

3
Mamma Mia!
UNIVERSAL
$17,746,725
$62.60

4
The X-Files: I Want To Believe
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$10,021,753
$10

5
Journey to the Center of the Earth
WARNER BROS.
$9,717,217
$60.50

6
Hancock
SONY PICTURES
$8,311,123
$206.50

7
Wall-E
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
$6,422,186
$195.30

8
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
UNIVERSAL
$5,100,305
$66.10

9
Space Chimps
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$4,536,838
$16.20

10
Wanted
UNIVERSAL
$2,738,550
$128.60

Source: The Hollywood Reporter / Nielsen EDI

The Hollywood Reporter details the other top films of the weekend.

With an estimated $62.5 million estimated take over the weekend, the Disney/Pixar animated film “Wall-E,” topped the charts, helping fuel a strong earnings year overall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, year-to-date earnings in 2008 have slightly eclipsed those from the same 2007 period: $4.62 billion vs. $4.6 billion.
The “WALL-E” debut was the fourth-biggest ever for Pixar, compared to a $70.5 million take for 2004’s “The Incredibles,” the $70.3 million opening for 2003’s “Finding Nemo” and a $62.6 million debut for  2001’s “Monsters, Inc.”
Additional updates and results at The Hollywood Reporter.
TOP …

Spy comedy “Get Smart”, starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway, topped the box office charts over the weekend with $38.7 million, reports Nielsen EDI.  “The Incredible Hulk”, which owned the top spot last week, came in second with $22.1 million and Kung Fu Panda finished third this week at $21.9 million.   The full Top Ten of last weekend’s box office numbers is available at Nielsen’s website.

The Nielsen Company today reported that there is strong consumer appetite for 3-D films, and revealed significant sales increases for theatres showing movies in 3-D.  Dan O’Toole, new product director, Nielsen Ventures, told The Hollywood Reporter that moviegoers perceive 3-D movies to be a “better theater experience,” and will subsequently pay more to see them.
Nielsen PreView’s 3-D study analyzed over 4,000 theatres in the United States.  The research found that theatres with at least one screen in 3-D had a 65% increase in box office sales compared to their 2-D competitors.  Theatres that showed …