User blog:Ceauntay/Box office update: 'iCarly: The Sequel' beats 'Dark Knight Rises' on Friday with $18.5 million

As a big surprise, iCarly: The Sequel has beaten The Dark Knight Rises at the box office on Friday, but it will fall short throughout the weekend to a strong second place.

The Paramount/Nickelodeon Movies $75 million pic made $18.5 million, nearly $1 million short from it's predecessor iCarly: The Movie, which made $19.3 million in its opening day two years ago, and should lead in at least $30 million over the weekend behind The Dark Knight Rises, which made $18.1 million on Friday, heading to $60 million.

After eight days, Rises has grossed $243.1 million total. For comparison, The Dark Knight fell 65 percent on its second Friday to $23.2 million, giving it an eight-day total of $261.8 million. That film went on to have a $75.2 million opening weekend. Step Up Revolution, Summit’s $33 million sequel, found itself in third place with $4.9 million on Friday, though it may fall to third by Sunday night. Back in 2010, Step Up 3-D garnered $6.7 million on its first Friday en route to a $15.8 million debut. The same trajectory puts Step Up Revolution on pace for an $11.6 million weekend. Third place proves that at the box office, the cachet of movie stars doesn’t always mean much, as the Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn/Jonah Hill comedy The Watch wasn’t watched by many at all. The $68 million Fox film shot up a weak $4.5 million — right in the same range as Adam Sandler’s similarly reviled R-rated comedy That’s My Boy, which started with $4.6 million on its way to a $13.5 million debut earlier this year. The Watch should also finish the weekend with just above $13 million. A major disappointment.

Get more EW: Subscribe to the magazine for only 33¢ an issue! Rounding out the Top 5 were Ice Age Continental Drift, which found $4 million, and Ted, which took in another $2.2 million. The films may finish the weekend with $13 million and $7 million, respectively. Check back tomorrow for the full weekend report, and follow me on Twitter for up-to-the-minute box office updates.
 * 1) iCarly: The Sequel - $18.5 million
 * 2) The Dark Knight Rises – $18.1 million
 * 3) Step Up Revolution – $4.9 million
 * 4) The Watch – $4.5 million
 * 5) Ice Age: Continental Drift – $4.0 million
 * 6) Ted – $2.2 million