Weekend Box Office Update

Despicable Me 2 dominated the weekend box office, taking first place with $82.5 million. The movie has earned $142.1 million to date and it helped that The Lone Ranger didn't provide any competition. Disney bet big with The Lone Ranger, but it wasn't able to find an audience. With a budget over $200 million, the movie earned $29.4 million over the weekend and a total of $48.9 million since opening.

The Heat and Monsters University continue to perform well and received a boost due to the holiday. World War Z came in fifth place and has earned a total of $158.7 in the US since opening. Globally, the movie has earned $366.1 million and a sequel is in the works.

For genre fans that follow box office numbers, next week is going to be interesting. There's been a lot of talk about Pacific Rim not appealing to the average moviegoer. Warner Bros. and Legendary have also bet big with this movie and we hope box office results turn out better than The Lone Ranger. Next weekend also sees the release of Grown Ups 2. Here are the top ten results for this weekend:

1. Despicable Me 2 - $82,518,000
2. The Lone Ranger - $29,432,000
3. The Heat - $25,000,000
4. Monsters University - $19,590,000
5. World War Z - $18,200,000
6. White House Down - $13,500,000
7. Man of Steel - $11,415,000
8. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain - $10,100,000
9. This Is The End - $5,800,000
10. Now You See Me - $2,770,000