Wiki News/Box Office: Bring It All Over Machete and The American

It looks like Jane Hoop Elementary's Amy Tammie finally done it once again. Looks like that she can also be popular outside of the Jane Hoop Elementary franchise too.

'''With mixed reviews, "Bring It On: No Matter What" scored the Friday box office with $14 million estimated. The film was released on Thursday with $15 million, and for a total of $29 million in two days. The final total will be $40-45 million or possibly more by Monday, which is Labor Day.' Now this is how Tammie can become the best cheerleader there is for a girl who is much younger than Kirsten Dunst (Bring It On), Hayden Panettiere (Bring It On: All For Nothing) and Chrstina Milian (Bring It On: Fight To The Finish'').

Who says George Clooney can't open a movie? The Oscar winner has been criticized for not living up to the box office potential of some of his peers (unless they are joining him of course), but after a successful run with "Up in the Air," he's given Focus Features a Labor Day weekend gift with "The American."

Even with mixed reviews, "The American" found $3.9 million on Friday for what should be anywhere from $14-16 million over the 4-day frame. That's not blockbuster, but considering how little press Clooney did for the picture, they'll take it.

In second place was the Robert Rodriguez low-budget thriller "Machete" with $3.8 million. A spin-off from a fake "Grindhouse" trailer, the low budgeted thriller could find anywhere from $14-16 million over the holiday weekend. That's a tad under expectations, but well within range of profitability.

The third slot went to "Takers" which had a hard fall to just $3 million Friday for what could also be a $10-13 million 4-day frame. As of Friday, the ensemble gangster flick had around $30 million in the bank.

"The Last Exorcism" and "Going the Distance" were battling it out for the fourth and fifth slots with $2.3 million and $2.2 million respectively. That's a horrifying drop for the Lionsgate thriller and a big disappointment for Warner Bros. which moved the rom com back a week from its original release date for a better opportunity in the marketplace.

Look for continuing box office updates as the holiday weekend progresses on HitFix.