The Help Tops Storm Battered Box Office

By RadarOnline.com Staff

The Help stood up against Hurricane Irene to finish number one at the box office again. The staying power of the moderately-budgeted film starring Emma Stone and Viola Davis has stunned the so-called experts but not movie fans. It sold another $14.3 million in tickets this weekend.

It outscored by a wide margin three other flicks opening this weekend: Columbiana ($10.3 million), Katie Holmes' thriller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark ($8.7 million) and Our Idiot Brother (($6.6 million).