Looks like Leo and his dream-tinkering chums aren’t about to wake up with a bump (or should that be “kick?”) just yet, as Inception enjoyed a second week on top of the box office.

Chris Nolan’s mind-muddler claimed an estimate🌸d $43.5 million, down just ꦜ31% on its opening weekend and allaying fears that the film’s complex plot would put off Joe six-pack and friends.

That left Angelina Jolie actioner Salt to take second place with a more than respectable haul of around $36.5 million, not bad going at all for a non-franchise summer release. Iffy reviews be damned, Ange puts bums on seats, per꧋iod.

Looking elsewhere the Despicable Me juggernaut rolled on apace, dumping another $24.1 million in Universal’s coffers, whilst Disney’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice continued to disappoint, a $9.7 million take 🎶finally helping it limp past the $40 million mark.

Threequels Toy Story 3 and Eclipse continued to prove a draw, taking $9 million and $7 million respectively, neatly sandwiching family flick Ramona and Beezus and Adam Sandler vehicle Grown Ups .

The former netted a healthy $8 million opening, pleasing enough given its $15 million budget, whilst the latt꧃er added another $7.6 million to the pot.

M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender took ninth spot, a $4.2 million weekend helping the supposed tu🐬rkey to overall takings of $123.2 million.

Not quite what you could call a comeback then, but at least something for Shyamalan fans to cling to after the non-event that was The Happening .

That just left Predators to round-off the top tꦬen, the splatter-happy shooter claiming another 2.85 million reasons why Hollywood will keep churning out remakes, reboots and prequels until the cows come home.

A familiar look to the box office this week then, with all the summer’s big hitters still present and correct. And with Steve Carell’s Dinner For Schmucks probably t🥀he biggest of next week’s releases, don’t expect that to c🐠hange any time soon.

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