{"id":7609,"date":"2010-07-25T16:12:33","date_gmt":"2010-07-25T21:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=7609"},"modified":"2010-07-25T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-25T21:12:33","slug":"inception-sweeter-than-salt-at-weekend-box-office-ramona-beezus-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/25\/inception-sweeter-than-salt-at-weekend-box-office-ramona-beezus-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Inception&#8221; Sweeter Than &#8220;Salt&#8221; at Weekend Box Office; &#8220;Ramona &#038; Beezus&#8221; Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With an impressive retention, &#8220;Inception&#8221; extended its box office victory streak to two, topping respectable new entry &#8220;Salt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/inception-press-conference\/image\/9392071?term=inception\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view3.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9392071\/inception-press-conference\/inception-press-conference.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9392071\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Inception Press Conference\" height=\"156\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"TOKYO - JULY 21: (L-R) Producer Emma Thomas, director Christopher Nolan, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Ken Watanabe pose during the 'Inception' press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo on July 21, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open in Japan on July 23. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/\/JavaScripts\/OTIjs.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Inception&#8221; added $43.5 million to its take, bringing the cumulative domestic total to $143.7 million.  The drop of only 30% from last week&#8217;s debut prevented &#8220;Salt&#8221;&#8216;s $36.5 million debut from claiming the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Other top five performers included the still-strong &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; ($24.1 million), disappointing &#8220;The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice&#8221; ($9.7 million) and blockbuster &#8220;Toy Story 3&#8221; ($9.0 million).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ramona and Beezus,&#8221; which was the only major new release outside of &#8220;Salt,&#8221; started with just $8 million.<\/p>\n<p>On the expansion front, &#8220;The Kids Are All Right&#8221; added 163 theatres to its circulation; it grossed $2.6 million this week, bringing the total up to $5.0 million.<\/p>\n<p><B>Weekend Top Ten:<\/b><br \/>\n1)   Inception &#8211; $43.5M ($143.7M)<br \/>\n2)   Salt &#8211; $36.5M<br \/>\n3)   Despicable Me &#8211; $24.1M ($161.7M)<br \/>\n4)   The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice &#8211; $9.7M ($42.6M)<br \/>\n5)   Toy Story 3 &#8211; $9M ($379.5M)<br \/>\n6)   Ramona and Beezus &#8211; 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