G.I. JOE, JULIE & JULIA Top Box Office

Paramount’s summer actioner G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra raced to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a solid $56.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Stephen Sommers and based on the popular Hasbro action figure, the film starring Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and Sienna Miller scored an average of $14,025 per theater at 4,007 locations.

Debuting in second place with $20.1 million was Nora Ephron’s comedy Julie & Julia, which stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams as two women whose passion for cooking guide them to newfound happiness.
Disney’s adventure tale G-Force stayed put in third place, [...]