THE OTHER GUYS DEBUTS BIG

Hallelujah! Will Ferrell finally gets a hit, critically and commercially! The brilliant comedic actor who has gone through a bit of a slump with his last few films, struck Box Office gold this weekend with Sony Pictures' The Other Guys on-top with $35.7 million.  The film of course also stars likable Mark Wahlberg  and Samuel L. Jackson who might have had a hand in drawing movie-goers to the cinema.  Expect equally big numbers from the studio again next weekend with Julia Roberts' Eat Pray Love.

The Other Guys handed Inception its first defeat after landing on-top for three consecutive weeks, with $18.2 million this week. To date it has made $228 million domestically.

Step Up 3-D debuts coincidentally in third spot, the third installment in its franchise with $15.3 million. Meanwhile Sony Pictures' Salt, which took in $11 million in its third week of release, just beating out the hot mess of a comedy Dinner for Schmucks, in fifth with $10.5 million.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS REVIEW

It's rare that I find a movie completely deplorable, but somehow even with an amazing cast including Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston, Bruce Greenwood and Zach Galifianakis, Director Jay Roach's Dinner for Schmucks fails at every turn. The premise of it is crass - let's be honest. Tim (Paul Rudd) in an effort to advance his own career, is asked by his Boss Lance (Bruce Greenwood) to bring the biggest Idiot he can find to a Dinner, where the person deemed most entertaining (at their own expense) is declared the winner. Winning this of course, would do wonders in Tim's relentless pursuit of impressing his Boss.

While driving, Tim hits Barry (Steve Carell) accidentally. Barry is found on the middle of the road trying to rescue a dead Rat (he dresses Taxidermied Rats for Display Pieces).  And yes, he's that big of a Schmuck. Realizing that Barry just might be the Godsend that he needed to bring to this career-defining Dinner, Tim wastes no time courting him as his Dinner Date. From there, the rolling Lint Ball of Idiocy continues to collect dirt, including Barry completely sabotaging Tim's relationship with girlfriend Julie (Stephanie Szostak) by planting the thought in her head that Tim is having an affair. Unintentionally, just to clarify. Tim however, also has his insecurities about Julie being involved with one of her clients, the over-the-top macho Kieran (Jemaine Clement) and this plants a giant wedge in their relationship long enough to keep the antics going in this hot pile of mess.

INCEPTION: THREE WEEKS ON TOP!

Not even the bulletproof combination of Paul Rudd and Steve Carell could topple the power of Leonardo DiCaprio at the Box Office this weekend, with Inception remaining on-top for a third consecutive week. Inception pulled in $27.5 million this weekend, over comedy Dinner for Schmucks which took in $23.3 million in its opening. On Friday, Schmucks actually had the lead over its rival but this soon faded. Three weeks on-top is a rare feat; make no mistake about it - Inception is a special film.

Angelina Jolie's Salt continues to perform well in its second week, landing in third spot this weekend with $19.2 million, for a total of $70.5 million - v. good considering the mixed reviews it's had.

Many may be shocked that Despicable Me is still near the top, placing fourth this weekend with $15.5 million. It is now just $10 million shy of the $200 million mark domestically and makes up for Carell's weaker faring in Dinner for Schmucks.