'Inception' dominates US box office

Inception has topped the US box office for a third consecutive week, earning $27 million over the weekend.

Dinner For Schmucks, starring Steve Carrell, lands in second place with $23 million, while Angelina Jolie's action thriller Salt slips to third with $19 million, followed by Despicable Me with $15 million.

Also debuting this week is the family movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore at number five and Zac Efron's Charlie St. Cloud in sixth place.

Finally, The Sorcerer's Apprentice lands in ninth place with $4 million and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ends its run at number ten with $3 million.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Inception - $27,520,000
2. (-) Dinner For Schmucks - $23,300,000
3. (2) Salt - $19,250,000
4. (3) Despicable Me - $15,543,000
5. (-) Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore - $12,525,000
6. (-) Charlie St. Cloud - $12,136,000
7. (5) Toy Story 3 - $5,035,000
8. (7) Grown Ups - $4,500,000
9. (4) The Sorcerer's Apprentice - $4,320,000
10. (8) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - $3,965,000