And on Friday night, each film earned an A- CinemaScore from moviegoers. Heading into the weekend, The Heat and White House Down were each tracking to bow in the $30 million range. The Brad Pitt zombie tentpole has now earned $124 million domestically. 2, followed by Paramount holdover World War Z, which held well, falling 48 percent to roughly $30 million. and Ireland (considered one market), the toon opened to $15.7 million - the top opening ever for a Universal film, as well as being the top opening of 2013. 1 in the U.K., France, French Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium, and was second only to Man of Steel in Sweden and Australia. Overseas, Universal’s Despicable Me 2 broke records as it opened in six countries, scoring $41.5 million for the weekend for an early international total of $50 million from seven territories (it opened in Australia last weekend.) The sequel opens Tuesday in North America, where it is expected to be just as much of a monster.ĭespicable 2 opened No. Monsters University wasn’t the only 3D animated film making headlines. The toon has jumped the $300 million mark after earning another $44.2 million overseas from 37 territories for an international total of $129.3 million. 1 in its second weekend, declining a slim 44 percent to $46.2 million and pushing its domestic total to $171 million. THR COVER: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and ‘White House Down’s’ Superhero-Free Summer Gambleĭisney and Pixar’s Monsters University stayed at No. The studio does have two high-profile summer tentpoles yet to open, both of which have strong buzz: Grown Ups 2 and Elysium. The action pic cost a pricey $150 million to produce and is the second Sony summer tentpole to flop after Will Smith‘s After Earth. The pic also marks McCarthy’s best opening to date for a lead role - as well as the best opening ever for Bullock and Feig.Ĭonversely, director Roland Emmerich‘s White House Down debuted to a dismal $25.7 million. Fueled by females, Melissa McCarthyand Sandra Bullock‘s The Heat ended up having all the firepower at the North American box office as their new R-rated comedy crushed Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx‘s big-budget tentpole White House Down.įrom 20th Century Fox, The Heat opened to a rousing $40 million, signaling another major win for McCarthy and her Bridesmaids director Paul Feig.
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