“Toy Story 3″ Guards Top Spot; “Grown Ups” Take 2nd Place

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Toy Story 3″ Guards Top Spot; “Grown Ups” Take 2nd Place. The “Grown Ups” are no match for Woody and Buzz. Adam Sandler’s comedy debuted at second place with $41 million, leaving “Toy Story 3″ the undisputed winner of the three-day weekend box office with $59 million. Although the Disney-Pixar feature film was 46.5 percent down, it still managed to guard the top spot from newcomers “Grown Ups” and “Knight & Day.” “Grown Ups” – starring an all-star cast: Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph – took second place, while the Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz-starrer was at third with $20.5 million. The “Karate Kid” and “The A-Team” round up the top 5.
The weekend box office top ten (by boxofficemojo.com):

1.”Toy Story 3″ – $59 million
2.”Grown Ups” – $41 million
3.”Knight & Day” – $20.5 million
4.”The Karate Kid” – $15.4 million
5.”The A-Team” – $6 million
6.”Get Him to the Greek” – $3 million
7.”Shrek Forever After” – $2.9 million
8.”Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” – $2.8 million
9.”Killers” – $2 million
10.”Jonah Hex” – $1.6 million