Box Office: 'Inception' explodes with $60.4M
Franck Tabouring
Christopher Nolan's fantastic sci-fi thriller "Inception" stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a strong $60.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The film starring Leonardo DiCaprio scored an average of $15,928 per theater at 3,792 locations. Following at a distant No. 2 was "Despicable Me," which scored $32.7 million for a total gross of $118.3 million.
New entry "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" finished third this weekend, earning $17.3 million. The Walt Disney action adventure with Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel brought its cumulative gross to $24.4 million.
At No. 4, David Slade's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" slipped to fourth place, bagging $13.5 million. The third installment in the popular vampire/werewolf series lifted its domestic total to $264.9 million.
Meanwhile, Pixar's "Toy Story 3" picked up another $11.7 millio at No. 5, bringing its cume to $362.7 million. Following at No. 6 with $10 million was "Grown Ups," which reached a total haul of $129.2 million.
M. Night Shyamalan's disappointing big-screen adaptation of "The Last Airbender" dropped to seventh place this weekend, bagging a three-day gross of $7.4 million for a cumulative gross of $114.8 million.
At the bottom of the top 10, "Predators" pulled $6.8 million for a total of $40 million at No. 8. Finishing ninth was "Knight & Day," which earned $3.7 million for a cume of $69.2 million.
Finally, "The Karate Kid" remake scored $2.2 million, lifting its domestic total to $169.2 million. Looking ahead, next week's wide releases include Angelina Jolie's "Salt" and "Ramona and Beezus."
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
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