During it’s second week of release, the Steve Carell-fronted animated, comedy Despicable Me 2 took the number one spot at the box office this weekend. The film earned $44.7 million on over 4,000 screens across the country to help bring the sequel’s worldwide box office total to $229 million.
Grown Ups 2, Adam Sandler’s first attempt at a sequel, did very well for the 46-year-old comedian. Starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade and Salma Hayek, Growns Ups 2 opened to $42.5 million on 3,491 in the United States, outselling 2010’s Growns Ups debut of $40.5 million. With a budget of only $80 million, Grown Ups 2 will soon be in the green and be well on its way to outpacing the $162 million domestic finish Grown Ups had.
In the box office failure category, Pacific Rim fell far short of expectations with a debut of only $38.3 million. Due to the film’s extremely high budget of $190 million, any opening less than $100 million would be considered a failure. Critics ripped apart the film in publications across the country. One critic said it was like “seeing a Transformer battle a toy dinosaur in a bathtub.” Surprisingly, the film is the highest ever for director Guillermo del Toro.
Below are this week’s top ten films at the box office:
|
1 |
1 |
Despicable Me 2 | Uni. |
$44,754,000 |
|
2 |
N |
Grown Ups 2 | Sony |
$42,500,000 |
|
3 |
N |
Pacific Rim | WB |
$38,300,000 |
|
4 |
3 |
The Heat | Fox |
$14,000,000 |
|
5 |
2 |
The Lone Ranger | BV |
$11,140,000 |
|
6 |
4 |
Monsters University | BV |
$10,621,000 |
|
7 |
5 |
World War Z | Par. |
$9,430,000 |
|
8 |
6 |
White House Down | Sony |
$6,150,000 |
|
9 |
8 |
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | LG/S |
$5,000,000 |
|
10 |
7 |
Man of Steel | WB |
$4,825,000 |
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