Despite a sphere of influence unrivaled in the media world, The A.V. Club has failed to convince Americans that The Blind Side, the inspirational true story of a stray puppy poor African-American teenager brought in by a white Southern family and turned into a football star, is a piece of crap. After holding its own against New Moon juggernaut for a couple of weeks, The Blind Side has capitalized on steady business and solid word-of-mouth to hit the #1 spot in its third week, bringing in another $20.4 million for $129 million total. Also performing above expectations: The wartime melodrama Brothers, which debuted in third with a healthy $9.7 million, despite the conventional wisdom that movies about Iraq or Afghanistan are box office poison. Faring less well were the week’s other wide releases, with the not-screened-for-critics heist thriller Armored in sixth at $6.6 million and the weak Robert De Niro drama Everybody’s Fine debuting all the way back at #10 with $4 million.