G.I. Joe Sits at the Top of This Week’s Box Office

G.I. Joe

Wizards were beaten by Soldiers this week. At least, that’s what happened to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‘s three-week reign that was knocked down from the No. 1 throne by G.I. Joe.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the action movie that was inspired by the Hasbro action figure, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, took home $56.2 million from its debut domestically and ranks as the fourth-highest August opening ever. It sold about $100.3 million worth of tickets, and also took in $44.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $100.5 million.

The $175 million movie that was directed by Stephen Sommers has stars like Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Joes and the villains. It drew $5.6 million in South Korea, as well as No. 1 rankings in both China ($4.8 million) and Russia ($4.6 million). France chipped in $3.3 million, the U.K. $2.9 million, and Japan $2.4 million.

Paul Dergarabedian, a box-office analyst for Hollywood.com said about the movie, “‘Joe’ kind of saved the day. We needed a box-office hero to turn things around, and we certainly got it.”

Here’s the complete Box Office list:

1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, $56.2 million
2. Julie & Julia, $20.1 million
3. G-Force, $9.8 million
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $8.9 million
5. Funny People, $7.9 million
6. The Ugly Truth, $7 million
7. A Perfect Getaway, $5.8 million
8. Aliens in the Attic, $4 million
9. Orphan, $3.73 million
10. 500 Days of Summer, $3.7 million

Congrats G.I. Joe!

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