▁the ▁film ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁and ▁wrote ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁film ▁than ▁The ▁Last ▁Air b ender , ▁which ▁is ▁faint ▁pra ise , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁becoming ▁clear ▁that ▁every ▁week end ▁brings ▁another ▁heavily ▁market ed ▁action ▁' com edy ' ▁that ▁pounds ▁tens ▁of ▁millions ▁out ▁of ▁consum ers ▁before ▁ev apor ating ". ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁App rent ice ▁made ▁an ▁opening ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 3 , 8 7 3 , 9 9 7 ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day ▁( W ed nes day ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁It ▁finished ▁at ▁# 3 ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁week end ▁with ▁$ 1 7 , 6 1 9 , 6 2 2 ▁behind ▁In ception ▁and ▁Des pic able ▁Me ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada ▁and ▁gained ▁another ▁$ 8 , 9 2 8 , 2 1 6 ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁week end ▁intern ation ally ▁( in ▁ 1 3 ▁countries ) ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁opening ▁of ▁$ 2 6 , 5 4 7 , 8 4 1 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Sor cer er ' s ▁App rent ice ▁closed ▁at ▁the ▁box - office ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁with ▁$ 6 3 , 1 5 0 , 9 9 1 . ▁As ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0