Inspired by the Hasbro action figure, Paramount’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra took command of the weekend box office with a $56.2 million debut domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. G.I. Joe also took in $44.3 million overseas for a worldwide total of $100.5 million.

Meryl Streep’s Julia Child tale Julie & Julia opened a solid No. 2 as an alternative for adult crowds with $20.1 million. While G.I. Joe was the first choice for young males, women 35 and older were the main audience for Julie & Julia.

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As for reviews of the film… the majority of them are favorable with Rotten Tomatoes listing it as 76% fresh.  Most critics are saying that Amy’s part of the movie, the Julie half, isn’t as strong as the Julia part.  To be clear though, most are not saying it’s Amy’s fault – it is Meryl after all and she just nails the part as she always does.  Hard to compete with that lol.

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