1. “Inception” (.5 million)
2. “Dinner for Schmucks” (.3 million)
3. “Salt” (.3 million)
4. “Despicable Me” (.5 million)
5. “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” (.5 million)
So much for the “Schmucks.” Despite the best efforts of “Anchorman” and “40 Year-Old Virgin” co-stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, their latest comedic effort “Dinner for Schmucks” wasn’t enough to topple the mind-boggling action extravaganza that is director Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.”
After its third weekend in theaters, Nolan’s “Inception” remains the movie to beat at the box office. Winning .5 million this weekend, “Inception” has barreled past its 0 million production budget with 3.3 million domestic and .7 million in foreign markets, with a very impressive worldwide total of 9 million.
Despite landing in second place for its first weekend in theaters, “Dinner for Schmucks” deserves more credit than its title would have you believe. After earning .3 million from Friday through Sunday, the comedy still has a way to go before earning back its reported million production budget. The film’s foreign box office performance could push “Schmucks” further, but those numbers are currently unavailable.
Certainly, “Schmucks” did better than its incoming competitors “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” and “Charlie St. Cloud.” The “Cats & Dogs” sequel snagged the last spot in the weekend’s elite top five performers with .5 million, still a disappointment considering the film’s million production budget. Zac Efron’s latest underperformed as well, landing in sixth place with .1 million.
“Salt” and “Despicable Me” finished the top five at third and fourth place, respectively.
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1. “Inception” (.4 million)