office. After an incredible $34.3 million start on Wednesday and a
strong $24.5 million haul on Thursday, Despicable Me 2 maintained its
lead on Friday, scoring an additional $30.2 million, which gives the
$76 million film from Universal and Illumination Entertainment an $89
million total after three days and puts it on pace for a $140 million
five-day start.
Meanwhile, Disney's $225 million western The Lone Ranger earned a much
more modest $10.7 million on Friday, which brought its total to a weak
$30.2 million. The film, which stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, may
have to settle for about $50 million in its first five days. Disney
should be thankful that Warner Bros.' Jack the Giant Slayer already
debuted and bombed back in March — it certainly takes some of the heat
off of The Lone Ranger.
Three holdovers rounded out the Top 5 on Friday. Fox's The Heat earned
another $8.6 million, which puts it on pace for a $25 million weekend
and an excellent $86 million total — double its $43 million budget.
Monsters University took in $7.1 million, pushing its total past the
$200 million mark and setting it up $21 million weekend, which would
give the Pixar film $217 million after three weekends. And World War Z
found $6.3 million, which points to an $18 million weekend and $158
million by Sunday night.
1. Despicable Me 2 – $30.2 million
2. The Lone Ranger – $10.7 million
3. The Heat – $8.6 million
4. Monsters University – $7.1 million
5. World War Z – $6.3 million
Further down the chart, Lionsgate's comedy film Kevin Hart: Let Me
Explain grossed $3.7 million from just 786 theaters and may laugh up a
terrific $10 million over the three-day period. The film will have
amassed about $17 million after its first five days — and all against
a scant $2.5 million budget.
Check back tomorrow for the full box office report.
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