8/09/2010

Tops at the Box Office

1. The Other Guys- $35.6M
The tandem of Ferrell and Wahlberg locked up the top spot, knocking Inception out after nearly a month. For Ferrell, it's the second largest opening weekend for him, and in the battle of cop comedies nearly doubled that of Kevin Smith's Cop Out.

2. Inception- $18.6M/$228M
Despite slipping to #2 after nearly a month, Christopher Nolan's high concept heist flick still had the strongest hold from last week, slipping only 32%.

3. Step Up 3- $15.5M
If this were a dance competition, Step Up 3 would've tripped over its own two feet by comparison to the first two films, falling $5M short of the first. It could've been worse, since 81% of the total intake came from 3-D presentations and thus much higher ticket prices.

4. Salt- $11.1M/$92M

5. Dinner for Schmucks- $10.5M/$46.7M
The Steve Carell/Paul Rudd comedy is fading fast, dropping 55% from last week.

6. Despicable Me- $9.44M/$209M

7. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore- $6.91M/$26.4M
I just want it to go away so I don't have to write out this long ass title anymore.

8. Charlie St. Cloud- $4.7M/$23.5M
You mean Zac Efron's pretty face isn't enough to sell a movie anymore?

9. Toy Story 3- $3.05M/$396M

10. The Kids are All Right- $2.61M/$14M