After a solid fifth weekend in North America and its third consecutive weekend atop the box office overseas, Inception became the sixth film of 2010 to cross the $500 million mark worldwide. Falling 39%, Inception ended its fifth North American weekend at #4 with $11,285,051. That three-day brought Inception’s domestic total to an impressive $248,469,482, and the sci-fi thriller should finish off somewhere around $290 million. Inception will not face much new competition over the next few weeks, so drops closer to (or even lower than) its earlier weekends are expected. An August 27th re-release for Avatar (with nine additional minutes) is the wild card, but currently set for only 750 theaters.
Foreign receipts dropped just 24.9% in 59 markets for a $35.9 million weekend, bringing Inception’s overseas total to $315.4 million. Inception put up the strongest numbers in Spain, with a second straight weekend at #1 for $2.9 million. The United Kingdom remains Inception’s largest foreign market at $44.7 million, with strong numbers in South Korea, Japan, and France following. $563.9 million is Inception’s worldwide tally after a month in theaters. Where do you think Inception will end its box office run?
