SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Estimates: August 6- August 8

Rank LATEST NEWS WICKED Expected to Hit $165M Global Opening Video: Tituss Burgess and Nathan Lane Share SPELLBOUND Secrets Video: SPELLBOUND Featurette Showcases Magical Score Video: Rita Moreno Recalls WEST SIDE STORY Oscar Win	Film	Distributor	Weekend Total	# Of Screens	Weeks Playing	Cumulative Box Office
1	The Other Guys	Sony	$35,600,000	3,651	1	$35,600,000
2	Inception	WB	$18,600,000	3,418	4	$227,732,000
3	Step Up 3-D	Buena Vista	$15,500,000	2,435	1	$15,500,000
4	Salt	Sony	$11,100,000	3,317	3	$91,980,000
5	Dinner for Schmucks	Paramount	$10,500,000	3,004	2	$46,746,000

For more information, access the complete chart on boxofficemojo.com.

1. "The Other Guys:" Set in New York City, 'The Other Guys follows Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell), a forensic accountant who's more interested in paperwork than hitting the streets, and Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), a tough guy who has been stuck with Allen as his partner ever since an unfortunate run-in with Derek Jeter. Allen and Terry idolize the city's top cops, Danson and Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson), but when an opportunity arises for the Other Guys to step up, things don't quite go as planned. - www.moviefone.com

2. "Inception:" Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this psychological sci-fi action film about a thief who possesses the power to enter into the dreams of others. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) doesn't steal things, he steals ideas. By projecting himself deep into the subconscious of his targets, he can glean information that even the best computer hackers can't get to. In the world of corporate espionage, Cobb is the ultimate weapon. But even weapons have their weakness, and when Cobb loses everything he's forced to embark on one final mission in a desperate quest for redemption. This time Cobb won't be harvesting an idea, but sowing one. Should he and his team of specialists succeed, they will have discovered a new frontier in the art of psychic espionage. They've planned everything to perfection, and they have all the tools to get the job done. Their mission is complicated, however, by the sudden appearance of a malevolent foe that seems to know exactly what they're up to, and precisely how to stop them. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

3. "Step Up 3-D:" New York's intense street dancing underground comes alive in eye-popping Digital 3D in the third installment of the 'Step Up' franchise as the raw, passion-fueled culture goes global. A tight-knit group of street dancers, including Luke (Rick Malambri) and Natalie (Sharni Vinson), team up with NYU freshman Moose (Adam Sevani), and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever. -www.moviefone.com

4. "Salt:" Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA operative on the run in the spy thriller Salt, a Columbia Pictures production from writer Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium). Director Phillip Noyce helms the picture, which focuses on the plight of a government agent who's been wrongly accused of being a Russian assassin out to take down the U.S. president. Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor head up the rest of the cast. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

5. "Dinner for Schmucks:" Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Zach Galifianakis star in this remake of director Francis Veber's César award-winning 1998 comedy concerning a renowned publisher who encourages his friends to find the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

 

 

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