'Expendables' tops N. American box office

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Sylvester Stallone's latest action flick, "The Expendables," was No. 1 at the North American box office, raking in $35 million this past weekend, Rentrak said.

Coming in at No. 2 with $23.7 million was "Eat Pray Love," followed by "The Other Guys" with $18 million,

"Inception" at No. 4 with $11.4 million and "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" at No. 5 with $10.5 million.

Rounding out the weekend's top 10 were "Despicable Me" with $6.8 million, "Step Up 3-D" with $6.6 million, "Salt" at $6.4 million, "Dinner For Schmucks" at $6.3 million and "Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore" with $4.1 million.