Thursday Daily Box Office Rally
First Place - Director Christopher Nolan's 'Inception' took down $3.6 million on Thursday, giving the brainy thriller a cumulative gross of just over $209 million since its debut some 3 weeks ago. 'Inception' has beat all estimates to stay at number one for 20 of the 21 days since its release.
Second Place - The Jay Roach comedy 'Dinner For Schmucks' held strong in second place yesterday with $2.7 million, nearing its first full week in theaters with over $36 million at the box office. The American remake of French film 'Le Diner de Cons' stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, along with Zach Galifianakis and Jemaine Clement.
Third Place - 'Despicable Me' made waves yesterday, nabbing another $2.3 million at the box office to cross the vaunted $200 million mark for its cumulative gross. The computer-animated children's film once again edged out 'Salt' for third place, with the Angelina Jolie spy thriller earning a close $2.2 million.
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Thursday, August 5, 2010:
| Movie Title | Thursday Gross | Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
| 1. Inception | $3.62M | 3,545 | $1,021 | $209.13M |
| 2. Dinner For Schmucks | $2.74M | 2,911 | $942 | $36.25M |
3. Despicable Me
| $2.31M | 3,602 | $640 | $200.01M |
4. Salt
| $2.2M | 3,612 | $610 | $80.88M |
5. Cats & Dogs: Revenge of
Kitty Galore
| $1.67M | 3,705
| $450 | $19.53M |
| 6. Charlie St. Cloud | $1.35 | 2,718
| $495 | $18.8M |
| 7. Toy Story 3 | $833k | 2,105 | $396 | $393.27M |
| 8. Ramona and Beezus | $743k | 2,719 | $273 | $19.45M |
| 9. The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $629k | 2,524 | $249 | $54.7M |
| 10. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $624k | 2,334 | $267 | $290.2M |
| 11. Grown Ups | $611k | 2,269 | $269 | $153.26M |
| 12. The Kids Are All Right | $432k | 847 | $510 | $11.44M |
*Thursday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office.
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