‘The Other Guys’ Takes Down ‘Inception’ at the Box Office

Christopher Nolan’s star-studded “Inception” was taken down from the number one spot at the US box office over the weekend by another star-studded production, though this time one less serious in tone. “The Other Guys,” led by Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell became the reigning box office champion upon release, with ticket sales of $35.6 million, while “Inception” only made another $18.6 million, MTV News informs.

Though it slipped to second spot in its fourth week of release, “Inception” is far from bowing down, figures clearly indicate. Just in the US alone, the dreamy film made well over $200 million in ticket sales, which means it still stands pretty good chances of reaching the $300 million mark by the time it concludes its run domestically. Not the same can be said about Angelina Jolie’s “Salt” though, which seems to be losing its grip and has already slipped to number 4.

“The dream is over, as Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ is no longer the reigning champion at the weekend domestic box office – that distinction now belongs to ‘The Other Guys.’ Starring an A-List crew of comedians and action stars including Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, ‘The Other Guys’ easily took first place in its first weekend in theaters with a $35.6 million debut, marking yet another successful endeavor from frequent collaborators Ferrell and director Adam McKay. Additionally, the strong debut for ‘The Other Guys’ demonstrates that both Ferrell and Wahlberg still have major box-office appeal,” MTV says.

“Despite slipping from the top spot for the first time since its debut, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring ‘Inception’ remained a strong contender at the box office this weekend, settling for second place with $18.6 million. The high-concept action flick has amassed $227.7 million at the domestic box office since opening four weeks ago. ‘Step Up 3D’ entered the weekend competition with plenty of fanfare but only danced up an estimated $15.5 million bronze medal by Sunday’s end. It’s the weakest debut for any of the ‘Step Up’ films to date, but not by too large of a margin. Fourth and fifth place belonged to the Angelina Jolie-starring ‘Salt’ and comedy flick ‘Dinner for Schmucks’ with $11.1 million and $10.5 million, respectively,” the same media outlet further says.

“Despicable Me” slipped in the bottom half of the top ten movies at the North American box office with $9.4 million in ticket sales. The latest installment of “Cats and Dogs” made another $6.9 million, while “Charlie St. Cloud” landed on the eighth position with $4.7 million. “Toy Story 3” made $3 million more in what is believed to be its last week among the top 10, while “Eclipse” was replaced by “The Kids Are All Right” on the tenth spot, with $2.6 million. 

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