Box Office: 'Inception' has mind blowing hold with a $43.5 million weekend
'Salt' finds $36.5 million, but Leonardo DiCaprio thriller falls only 31% from opening
Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Nolan and the premiere of "Inception."
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt" at the weekend box office. "Inception" remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million. The thriller that unfolds in people's dreams raised its 10-day total to $143.7 million. The spy caper "Salt" debuted a solid No. 2 with $36.5 million. Coming in at No. 3 with $24.1 million was Steve Carell's family hit "Despicable Me." The animated comedy raised its domestic total to $161.7 million. In a rare convergence of fresh ideas, the top three movies all were original stories, not sequels or adaptations of comic books, best-sellers, video games or other pre-existing material. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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July 25, 2010 at 2:28PM EST Reply to CommentIt's so nice to see that 3 originals were tops at the box office.