Inception Takes Third Weekend, Leaves 'Schmucks' Behind

Christopher Nolan's Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, took the box office crown for the third weekend in a row, falling just over 35% for a $27.5 million take.  With $193 million in grosses to date, the film continues to be a huge success for distributor Warner Bros.

The second place slot went to newcomers Dinner for Schmucks, from Paramount/Dreamworks Pictures.  The Steve Carrell/Paul Rudd comedy opened with a respectable $23.3 million.

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Inception Continues Its Reign, Puts Wound In Salt

Christopher Nolan's follow-up to The Dark Knight, Inception, has taken box office gold for the second weekend in a row.  Riding a wave of good reviews and great word of mouth, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring thriller dropped only 30% in its second weekend, adding $43.5 million to its total for $143.6 million in two weeks.

Second place went to Angelina Jolie's latest action flick, Salt.  The film brought in $36.5 million in its opening weekend for distributor Sony Pictures.

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Inception Takes Crown Over Busy Weekend

The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's latest film, Inception, had a stellar opening weekend, taking in $60.4 million over its first three days.  The Leonardo DiCaprio-starring film was buoyed by an aggressive marketing campaign that revealed stunning imagery while holding back relevant plot details.  Audiences were obviously intrigued, and critical response was good, leading to an excellent opening weekend for the big budget movie.  Inception also represents a career-high opening weekend for DiCaprio.

Second place went to last weekend's #1 film, the family-friendly Despicable Me.  Dropping a modest 42%, the film took in $32.7 million, bringing its total so far to $118.3 million after two weeks in release.

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Anything But A 'Despicable' Start

Universal Studios' first foray into 3-D animated feature films got off to a stellar start, with Despicable Me taking in $60.1 million in its opening three days.  The film features voice stars Steve Carrell, Jason Segel and Kristen Wiig and represents a massive opening for a rare non-sequel/remake this summer.

Falling into second place was last weekend's top film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which fell 48.5% to $33.4 million over the weekend.  With total grosses of $237 million so far, the film is currently on track to eclipse the previous film in the series, New Moon which ended up grossing just over $296 million after its release last November.

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