Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the week of 30 July-5 August 2010. Inception held onto the top of the charts, earning $43.3 million, for a three-week total of $209.1 million. Dinner for Schmucks opened at #2, pushing Salt to #3. Despicable Me slipped from #3 to #4, grossing $25.2 million, for a four-week total of $200.0 million. Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Calore opened at #5, woofing up $19.5 million. Charlie St. Cloud opened at #6. Toy Story 3 slipped from only #5 to #7 (behind three new films), taking in $8.6 million, for a seven-week total of $393.3 million. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice fell from #4 to #8, generating $7.1 million, for a three-week total of $54.7 million.
Twilight: Eclipse fell from #7 to #11, sucking up $6.6 million, for a five-week total of $290.8 million. The Last Airbender fell from #9 to #13, conjuring up $2.8 million, for a five-week total of $128.3 million. Predators fell from #10 to #14, grabbing $1.7 million, for a four-week total of $50.1 million. Shrek Forever After climbed from #21 to #16, grossing $1.0 million (more than twice what it took in last week), for an eleven-week total of $236.1 million. Iron Man 2 fell from #16 to #20, earning $500 thousand, for a thirteen-week total of $311.6 million. Marmaduke slipped from #22 to #25, woofing up $300 thousand, for a nine-week total of $33.0 million.