Inception‘s totem has fallen. The Adam McKay comedy The Other Guys has taken first place this weekend with an estimated $35.6m. The Christopher Nolan blockbuster secured second place with a small 32.3% drop, taking in $18.6m.
In third place was the other wide debut of the weekend, Step Up 3-D, taking in $15.5m. Charlie St. Cloud, which debuted last week had the biggest drop in the Top 10 this weekend, falling to 8th place with $4.7m.
Toy Story 3 should cross the $400m by next weekend, as it made another $3m this weekend bringing its total to $396.3m.
In limited releases, George Gallo‘s Middle Men and Joel Schumacher‘s Twelve both did abysmal at the box office. The former had a per-theater-average of $1,210 while the latter had a minuscule $463. Rob Reiner’s Flipped fared quite better, averaging $5,200 across 45 theaters.
Check out the full Top 10 below (rank. title – weekend; total)
1. The Other Guys – $35,600,000 (debut)
2. Inception – $18,600,000; $227,732,000
3. Step Up 3-D – $15,500,000 (debut)
4. Salt – $11,100,000; $91,980,000
5. Dinner for Schmucks – $10,500,000; $46,746,000
6. Despicable Me – $9,400,000; $209,400,000
7. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore – $6,910,000; $26,436,000
8. Charlie St. Cloud – $4,700,000; $23,500,000
9. Toy Story 3 – $3,048,000; $396,317,000
10. The Kids Are All Right – $2,606,000; $14,011,000
What will take crown next weekend? Eat Pray Love, The Expendables or Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World?