{"id":7693,"date":"2010-07-31T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=7693"},"modified":"2010-07-31T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2010-07-31T16:16:49","slug":"dinner-for-schmucks-wins-friday-box-office-inception-could-take-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/07\/31\/dinner-for-schmucks-wins-friday-box-office-inception-could-take-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dinner for Schmucks&#8221; Wins Friday Box Office, &#8220;Inception&#8221; Could Take Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The box office battle between &#8220;Dinner for Schmucks&#8221; and &#8220;Inception&#8221; will be as hot as anticipated this weekend, as both films now possess a realistic shot at landing first.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/dinner-for-schmucks-new\/image\/9382632?term=carell+rudd\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view2.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9382632\/dinner-for-schmucks-new\/dinner-for-schmucks-new.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9382632\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Dinner For Schmucks New York Premiere - Inside Arrivals\" height=\"218\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"NEW YORK - JULY 19: (L-R) Actors Bruce Greenwood, Lucy Punch, Paul Rudd and Steve Carel attend the 'Dinner For Schmucks' premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 19, 2010 in New York City. 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