'The American' tops weekend box office

9:59 AM PDT 9/5/2010 by Lindsay Powers, AP

'Takers' stays strong at No, 2, 'Machete' in third

George Clooney's "The American" pulled ahead of "Machete" as the No. 1 movie in America, according to Sunday box office estimates. (THR Reviews: "Machete" and "The American.")