Below are the top 12 weekend final numbers from the North American box office:

1. G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra - $54,713,046
2. Julie & Julia - $20,027,956
3. G-Force - $9,870,594
4. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - $8,928,349
5. Funny People - $7,986,435
6. The Ugly Truth - $6,750,125
7. A Perfect Getaway - $5,948,555
8. Aliens In The Attic - $4,021,478
9. (500) Days Of Summer- $3,739,702
10. Orphan - $3,674,306
11. The Hangover - $3,369,178
12. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen - $3,008,825

Overall, the Box Office was up 16.3% on last weekend's total gross.

Registering a big win for distributor Paramount is this weekend's number one film, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which managed an impressive $54M over three days. The Stephen Sommers-directed flick managed to earn more than many pundits predicted, but the reviews from critics and the general public appear to be universally negative, which does not bode well for this film's long term box office prospects.

Landing in second spot with a strong $20M over the weekend is the far superior JULIE & JULIA, the latest film to star veteran actress Meryl Streep. Given the subject material, the film did incredibly well and will likely hold well in the coming weeks.

G-FORCE is still doing well, earning another $9.8M over the weekend. The guinea pigs have been running riot for a few weeks now in all their animated glory. The film has earned over $85M since opening.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE clocks up another $8.9M this weekend, taking its total domestic box office take to $274M since opening. Despite having an incredibly strong start, the film has lost momentum and will likely end up earning in the vicinity of its two immediate predecessors, something which did not appear likely given the blockbuster opening the film had.

Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen plummeted in their second weekend with FUNNY PEOPLE. The un-funny comedy from director Judd Apatow dropped a precipitous 65% from last weekend, spelling doom for the flick. The film has earned $40.5M since opening and will have to work hard to peg back its $75M budget.

The Top 12 at the US Box Office took in a total of $132,038,549 for the whole of the weekend 7-9 August 2009.