The top 5 movies for the weekend of Aug. 20-22, ranked by box-office grosses in U.S. and Canadian

The top 5 movies for the weekend of Aug. 20-22, ranked by box-office grosses in U.S. and Canadian theaters, as reported by Hollywood.com. Figures are estimates. The total gross is in parentheses.

v“The Expendables” (R): $16.5 million ($64.9 million)

v“Vampires Suck” (PG-13): $12.2 million ($18.6 million)

v“Eat Pray Love” (PG-13): $12 million ($47.1 million)

v“Lottery Ticket” (PG-13): $11.1 million ($11.1 million)

v“The Other Guys” (PG-13): $10.1 million ($88.2 million)

“If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise” (9 p.m., HBO): Five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, filmmaker Spike Lee returns to New Orleans to see how ambitious plans to reinvent the city are playing out. All the heartache and hope is reflected in this compelling two-part follow-up to his award-winning 2006 documentary, “When the Levees Broke.” Lee’s latest venture is book-ended by a pair of momentous events — the inspirational 2010 Super Bowl victory by the New Orleans Saints, which energized the region, and the disastrous British Petroleum oil spill, which ignited outrage and sadness all over again.

“Jefferson” (8 p.m., History Channel): Don’t think of “Jefferson” as a homework assignment. It’s a lively, two-hour look into the life, legacy — and self contradictions — of one of our most famous founding fathers.

SDLqShaq Vs.” (9:01 p.m., ABC): Shaquille O’Neal is a big man with presumably a big appetite. But can he hang with San Jose’s Joey Chestnut, in a hot dog-eating contest? On “Shaq Vs.,” he gives it a try. Also: A golf showdown with Charles Barkley.

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DVD RELEASES

Movies available today on DVD and through digital providers include:

“The Back-up Plan” (PG-13): A woman finds her dream man the day of her artificial insemination. Stars Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin and Eric Christian Olsen.

“City Island” (PG-13): A Bronx family must deal with their intricate web of lies in this comedy. Stars Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies and Steven Strait.

“$5 a Day” (PG-13): Con artist and deadbeat dad try to reconnect. Stars Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola and Sharon Stone.

“2:22” (R): Four thieves attempt a hotel theft on New Year’s Eve. Stars Val Kilmer, Mick Rossi and Peter Dobson.

“George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead” (R): Zombies rule the world. Stars Devon Bostick, Athena Karkanis and Julian Richings.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Local group on BET

YOUNGSTOWN

Mane Atraktion, a Youngstown dance troupe, will return to BET’s “106th & Park” show at 6 p.m. today for the Wild-Out Wednesday All-Stars Competition. The group was on the show in November and won. Mane Atraktion consists of Patricia Fitzgerald, 17; Jon Green, 17; Rakia Levesque, 17; Marvin Rushton, 17; and Andr Smith, 17. To vote for the group, go to BET.com or send the letter “C” via text message to 79922. If the group advances to the battle round, the text letter will change. Voting starts at 6 p.m. today. The winner gets a cash prize of $5,000.