Carl DiOrio of THR
Moviegoers gave a rousing reception to Warner Bros.' fantasy thriller "Inception" during the weekend, as the Christopher Nolan-helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer took in an estimated $60.4 million in opening domestic boxoffice.
That was on the far high side of prerelease projections, validating the studio's gutsy gambit of releasing an adult-targeting tentpole in summer. By contrast, Disney's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adventure fantasy "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" drew a big Bronx cheer.
"Sorcerer's" conjured just $17.4 million in third place on the weekend, with $24.5 million in cumulative boxoffice since a Wednesday bow. The pricey pic's disappointing debut continues a recent -- and rare -- losing streak for Bruckheimer, following lackluster outings with his May opener "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," last July's "G-Force" and February 2009's "Confessions of a Shopaholic."
Elsewhere, Universal's 3D animated feature "Despicable Me" fell a modest 42% from its opening tally to register $32.7 million in second place and a 10-day cume of $118.4 million.
Fox horror thriller "Predators" dropped a big 73% from its week-earlier bow to post $6.8 million in eighth place, with a $40.1 million cume.
Rocky Mountain's kids musical "Standing Ovation" bowed in a barely wide 625 locations but appears tagged for a quick detour to DVD bins after fetching just $361,875, or a thin $575 per site.
Collectively, the weekend top 10 rang up $166 million, or 9% more than top performers in the same frame last year, Rentrak said.
EW: 'Inception' breaks through with $60 million; 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' has no magic...
Jason Mayer (The Pendant) wrote a review of Inception for me...I will have that posted sometime tomorrow
Next Up: Angelina Jolie kicks some spy butt as agent Salt And 2 of my childhood literary faves hit the big screen in Ramona and Beezus
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