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LOS ANGELES — "iCarly: The Movie" kicked "Inception's" ass this weekend at the box office.

The G rated feature based on hit TV show, "iCarly", took became No. 1 with $50 million, that upon an overall of the $42 million from "High School Musical 3: Senior Year", which stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens.

The mind-bending Warner Bros. thriller "Inception" starring Leonardo DiCaprio remained fell to No. 2 with $27.5 million, bringing its total to $193.3 million, "Inception" edged out other new releases "Dinner for Schmucks," "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" and "Charlie St. Cloud."

"'Inception' has seeped into the cultural zeitgeist," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. "It's something that everyone is talking about right now. When a movie is able to do that and something just clicks, it becomes a national — even an international — discussion, and it's seemingly impervious to any of the newcomers."

"Dinner for Schmucks," the Paramount comedy starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd as unlikely dining companions, earned $23.3 million in the No. 3 position, while the Warner Bros. 3-D sequel "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" fetched $12.5 million in the No. 6 spot. "Charlie St. Cloud," the Universal Pictures drama also starring Efron, debuted at No. 7 with $12.1 million.

Meanwhile, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" is no longer in the top ten, as well as "Will & Grace" and "Sonic X: Return to Soleanna". Can "iCarly: The Movie" survived it's second weekend? 1. "Inception," $27.5 million.

2. "Dinner for Schmucks," $23.3 million.

3. "Salt," $19.2 million.

4. "Despicable Me," $15.5 million.

5. "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," $12.5 million.

6. "Charlie St. Cloud," $12.1 million.

7. "Toy Story 3," $5 million.

8. "Grown Ups," $4.5 million.

9. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," $4.3 million.

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