{"id":7699,"date":"2010-08-01T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T18:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2010-08-01T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T18:10:32","slug":"inception-edges-dinner-for-schmucks-charlie-st-cloud-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2010\/08\/01\/inception-edges-dinner-for-schmucks-charlie-st-cloud-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Inception&#8221; Edges &#8220;Dinner for Schmucks,&#8221; &#8220;Charlie St. Cloud&#8221; at Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Headline Planet noted was possible early Saturday, &#8220;Inception&#8221; overcame its defeat on Friday to win the weekend box office for a third straight week.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/view.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/entertainment\/inception-press-conference\/image\/9392063?term=inception\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/view4.picapp.com\/pictures.photo\/image\/9392063\/inception-press-conference\/inception-press-conference.jpg?size=234&#038;imageId=9392063\" border=\"0\" width=\"234\" title=\"Inception Press Conference\" height=\"156\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\" ondrag=\"return false;\" onmousedown=\"return false;\" alt=\"TOKYO - JULY 21: Actors Leonardo DiCaprio (L) and Ken Watanabe pose during the 'Inception' press conference at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo on July 21, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. 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(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>The film ended up outpacing new release &#8220;Dinner for Schmucks,&#8221; claiming the weekend with an estimated $27.5 million.  &#8220;Schmucks,&#8221; after starting at number one on Friday, fell to second with $23.3 million, a figure right within the realm of expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The other new releases were not as successful, with both registering weekends in the low teens.  &#8220;Cats &#038; Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore&#8221; placed fifth on a disappointing $12.5 million, while &#8220;Charlie St. Cloud&#8221; proved that its Friday take, uninspired as it was, benefit from a front-loaded audience; its final weekend total came in at $12.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>In between &#8220;Schmucks&#8221; and &#8220;Cats&#8221; were &#8220;Salt&#8221; ($19.5 million) and &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; ($15.5 million).<\/p>\n<p><B>Weekend Top Ten:<\/b><br \/>\n1)   Inception &#8211; 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