The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Leonardo didn't have to worry about a little friendly competition from Angelina Jolie at the box office this weekend. Inception took in $43.5 million, keeping it on top for the second weekend in a row. Jolie's spy thriller Salt settled for second, debuting with $36.5 million.

Despicable Me was knocked down to third with $24.1 million, leaving The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Toy Story 3 neck and neck with $9.6 million and $9 million, respectively. Newcomer Ramona and Beezus didn't quite make the cut, taking in a meager $8 million in its opening weekend.

Send your congrats to Leonardo DiCaprio. After much critical acclaim, his latest film, Inception, went on to earn $60.4 million at the box office, making it the biggest opening of the actor's career (yep, even over Titanic). Those sales numbers put it far ahead of the weekend's No. 2 movie, Despicable Me, which took in $32.7 million.

But where DiCaprio and Inception found success, Disney's new release The Sorcerer's Apprentice took a heavy blow with a disappointing $17.3 million during its debut. That lands the Nicolas Cage film in third place, followed by Eclipse, which fell to fourth with $13.5 million, and Toy Story 3, which earned $11.7 million for fifth.

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It's a perfect Summer weekend to get your popcorn on, but before you buy tickets for a show, check out what our editors have to see about this week's new movie releases, Inception and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Disney's latest film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, has prompted many questions, particularly the one about its inspiration: how would a brief, albeit legendary scene supply enough fodder for an entire feature film? It's a valid concern, and to be honest, the fleshed-out story from the Mickey Mouse/broom sequence in Fantasia is a silly one, but one that kids will be thrilled by.

Ages-old magician Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) has traveled through time to do two things: prevent the world's destruction at the hands of his nemesis Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina) and find the young man who's been chosen as his replacement. The young man is Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a nerdy college student who has a love for physics and his childhood crush, Becky (Teresa Palmer). Once Balthazar finds Dave, the movie explodes into an adventure of breathtaking visual effects.

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Earlier this week I got to show you my chat with Prince of Persia star Jake Gyllenhaal at this past weekend's Wondercon event, but another Disney movie was on everyone's lips: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The re-imagining of the Fantasia sequence stars Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel, so naturally, when I grabbed director Jon Turteltaub, I wanted to get the scoop on those two. I also talked with super producer Jerry Bruckheimer about the importance of Wondercon and the early reactions to Apprentice and Prince of Persia. Watch it now!