George Clooney's 'The American' Triumphs Over Labor Day Box Office

'Machete' carves out a second-place finish, edging out takers over slow holiday weekend.By Josh Wigler George Clooney in "The American" Photo: Focus Features The Box-Office Top Five #1 "The American" ($16.4 million) #2 "Machete" ($14 million) #3 "Takers" ($13.5 million) #4 "The Last Exorcism" ($8.8 million) #5 "Going the Distance" ($8.6 million) As people said goodbye to summer across the country, the box office activity was relatively quiet throughout the Labor Day weekend — but m...

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