HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Score one for Leonardo DiCaprio over Angelina Jolie.
The actor’s Inception movie remained the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend with $43.3 million in sales, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
The Christopher Nolan film held off Jolie’s spy-thriller debut Salt, which finished second at $36.5 million.
Despicable Me, the first 3-D animated film from Universal Pictures, kept going strong with sales of $24.1 million to finish third.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ($9.7 million) and Toy Story 3 ($9 million) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the top five.
Weekend Box Office (July 23-25):
1. Inception, $43.5 million.
2. Salt, $36.5 million.
3. Despicable Me, $24.1 million.
4. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, $9.7 million.
5. Toy Story 3, $9 million.
6. Ramona and Beezus, $8 million.
7. Grown Ups, $7.6 million.
8. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, $7 million.
9. The Last Airbender, $4.2 million.
10. Predators, $2.9 million.
