The Walt Disney film Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg as a decidedly underdog aspiring professional football player, took in a respectable $17 million over the weekend to finish number one at the movie box office. The total was more than double that of the runner-up, the Will Farrell comedy Talladega Nights, at $8 million. Snakes on a Plane fell to number six.

Judging from the theatrical trailer and the interesting story line (Philadephia bartender who never played college ball makes the best of a chance to try out for the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, based on a true story), I’ve been looking forward to the release of Invincible for quite some time. I will try to carve out a couple of hours this week to see it and report on it.