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'Inception' earns dreamy reception with $60.4M

Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:20 PM EDT
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<p>FILE - In this film publicity file image released by Universal Pictures, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, is shown with two of his minions in a scene from the 3-D CGI feature, "Despicable Me", about a villain who meets his match in three little girls. "Despicable Me" wasn't such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million. The first 3-D animated movie from Universal Pictures stars Steve Carell as the voice of Gru, a bumbling villain with plans to steal the moon — until three adorable orphan girls enter his life. Jason Segel, Russell Brand and Julie Andrews are among the star-studded voice cast. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures - Illumination Entertainment, File) NO SALES</p>

FILE - In this film publicity file image released by Universal Pictures, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, is shown with two of his minions in a scene from the 3-D CGI feature, "Despicable Me", about a villain who meets his match in three little girls. "Despicable Me" wasn't such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million. The first 3-D animated movie from Universal Pictures stars Steve Carell as the voice of Gru, a bumbling villain with plans to steal the moon — until three adorable orphan girls enter his life. Jason Segel, Russell Brand and Julie Andrews are among the star-studded voice cast. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures - Illumination Entertainment, File) NO SALES

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LOS ANGELES — Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office.

The action tale about a team that sneaks into people's dreams is DiCaprio's biggest opening weekend, topping his previous best of $41.1 million for last winter's "Shutter Island."

"Inception" falls far short of director Christopher Nolan's best, though. Nolan is the man who directed the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight," which opened over the same weekend two years ago with a record $158.4 million.

Slipping to second place was the previous weekend's No. 1 movie, Steve Carell's animated hit "Despicable Me."

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Matti Viikate

In times like these, that is really good thing.

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Reply#1 - Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:45 PM EDT
mysparetimedesign

Can't wait to see this, have already enjoyed the previews and even created my own minions just for fun!

    Reply#2 - Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:28 PM EDT
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