Inception has topped the US box office for a third consecutive week, earning $27 million over the weekend.
Dinner For Schmucks, starring Steve Carrell, lands in second place with $23 million, while Angelina Jolie’s action thriller Salt slips to third with $19 million, followed by Despicable Me with $15 million.
Also debuting this week is the family movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore at number five and Zac Efron’s Charlie St. Cloud in sixth place.
Finally, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice lands in ninth place with $4 million and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ends its run at number ten with $3 million.
The US box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Inception – $27,520,000
2. (-) Dinner For Schmucks – $23,300,000
3. (2) Salt – $19,250,000
4. (3) Despicable Me – $15,543,000
5. (-) Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore – $12,525,000
6. (-) Charlie St. Cloud – $12,136,000
7. (5) Toy Story 3 – $5,035,000
8. (7) Grown Ups – $4,500,000
9. (4) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – $4,320,000
10. (8) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – $3,965,000
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