Leonardo DiCaprio is shown in a
scene from "Inception." Leonardo DiCaprio and
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is anything but
a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $62.8 million and a No. 1
finish at the weekend box office. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Melissa Moseley, File)Christopher Nolan's latest sci-fi thriller "Inception" led the box-office in its weekend debut by a wide margin earning an estimated $62.8 million.
It nearly doubled what runner-up "Despicable Me" did in its second week of release. The successful animated comedy from Universal, featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, earned $32.8 million followed by Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which recorded $17.6 million in its opening weekend.
The result is no surprise to industry watchers. Many guessed that "Inception," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, would ride the buzz surrounding Nolan who also directed "The Dark Knight."
Sure, a take of $60 million may not be enough to nudge studios back to producing more original screenplays that aren't comedies, but I hope it's a start. I have nothing against every sequel, book adaptation or TV show re-imagining, it's just nice to see an original big-budget action piece written for the screen again.
And "Inception" is worth your time. Between this movie and "Shutter Island," I have to say DiCaprio has starred in two of my favorite films so far this year.
1. "Inception"
$62,785,337
2. "Despicable Me"
$32,803,660
3. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
$17,619,622
4. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"
$13,420,480
5. "Toy Story 3"
$11,998,276
6. "Grown Ups"
$9,911,016
7. The Last Airbender"
$7,755,153
8. "Predators"
$7,016,502
9. "Knight & Day"
$3,608,021
10. "The Karate Kid"
$2,288,707
Weekend estimates courtesy boxofficemojo.com
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