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'Inception' steals weekend with $60.4 mil

'Inception' steals weekend with $60.4 mil

Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend boxoffice.

Senh: I'm surprised that The Sorcerer's Apprentice kinda tanked. It looks like an expensive film. Nicolas Cage looks kinda goofy in that role. Good to see Inception doing well, though. Christopher Nolan continues to draw audiences with his complex stories.

 

'Inception' is No. 1 on Friday: $21M

'Inception' is No. 1 on Friday: $21M

Christopher Nolan is having a fantastic Saturday. Jerry Bruckheimer is not. For the Dark Knight director scored over $21 million on Friday for his original, mind-bending film Inception. (That includes the $3 million brought in from the opening midnight shows.) The Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, could now earn $60 million for its three-day opening frame. That’s quite a contrast to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Disney’s failed attempt to recreate the magic of The National Treasure franchise. The film from Treasure producer Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub and star Nicolas Cage grossed an estimated $5 million on Friday for a weekend take that may just hit $15 million. The film opened on Wednesday but even those two days of grosses won’t help the film get much past $20 million for the five-day period.

 

Critics Consensus: Inception Is Certified Fresh

Critics Consensus: Inception Is Certified Fresh

This week at the movies, we've got a mind-bending dreamworld (Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page) and a modern-day fantasia (The Sorcerer's Apprentice, starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel). What do the critics have to say? Christopher Nolan is on a roll. He took the superhero movie to new heights with The Dark Knight, and now he's back with Inception, which critics are calling an ambitious, dreamy sci-fi heist movie that's quite a mind bender. For those who can't wait for the next Harry Potter installment, The Sorcerer's Apprentice provides plenty of wizards and sorcery.

 

Box Office: 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' can only conjure up $3.8 million Wednesday

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" opened to a dismal $3.8 million on Wednesday and the signs for the weekend aren't much better.

 

Bellucci Enchants Sorcerer

Bewitching Italian actress Monica Bellucci will star opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice for Walt Disney Pictures and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

 

Nicolas Cage car stunt goes wrong in Times Square

Nicolas Cage car stunt goes wrong in Times Square

Maybe if the car hit Cage it would have knocked some sense into him, and remind him he used to be a good actor.

 

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