Rebecca Hall, left, and Ben Affleck are shown in a scene from "The Town." The Associated Press reports on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, that "The Town" is the talk of the box office, opening with $23.8 million to take the No. 1 spot.
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Ben Affleck gets back behind the camera for this crime drama in which he also stars as a bank robber who falls for the one woman who can send him and his crew to jail. Co-stars Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively and Chris Cooper. Opens Sept. 17.
Ben Afflecks's Boston bank heist thriller The Town won the top spot at the weekend box office opening at an estimated $23.8 million.
With a star-studded cast including Affleck, Mad Men's John Hamm, Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner, and Gossip Girl's Blake Lively, The Town easily beat out teen comedy Easy A and M. Night Shyamalan's Devil, which also opened this weekend, reported the AP.
The Town, Affleck's second directorial effort outmatched his $5.5 million debut of first film Gone Baby Gone in 2007, reported The Hollywood Reporter, proving that the co-writer and star is not just a one-hit-wonder filmmaker.
Easy A starring smart and charming newcomer Emma Stone earned second place at the fall box office bringing in $18.2 million, and Devil rounded out the top three at $12.6 million.
Last week's box office topper Resident Evil: Afterlife held strong to the fourth spot earning $10.1 million.
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