This Weekend Roundup is a little bitter sweet. On one hand, Despicable Me 2 was #1 for the second weekend in a row with another $44mil. That brings it’s total gross to over $229mil and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. On the other hand, I really wanted Guillermo Del Toro‘s, Pacific Rim, to be the top film this weekend. Unfortunately, it was not.
Adam Sandler‘s, Grown Ups 2, took the #2 spot with $42mil dollars. Meaning, that Hollywood will probably make ANOTHER sequel and Sandler will keep thinking that Grown Ups is acceptable comedy; unlike something actually funny like That’s My Boy.
| Title | Weekend | Total | |
| 1. | Despicable Me 2 | $44,754,000 | $229.2 |
| 2. | Grown Ups 2 | $42,500,000 | $42.5 |
| 3. | Pacific Rim | $38,300,000 | $38.3 |
| 4. | The Heat | $14,000,000 | $112.3 |
| 5. | The Lone Ranger | $11,140,000 | $71.1 |
| 6. | Monsters University | $10,621,000 | $237.7 |
| 7. | World War Z | $9,430,000 | $177 |
| 8. | White House Down | $6,150,000 | $62.9 |
| 9. | Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | $5,000,000 | $26.3 |
| 10. | Man of Steel | $4,825,000 | $280.9 |
This weekend should be really interesting. We have Turbo coming up on Wednesday, followed by: The Conjuring, Red 2, and R.I.P.D. all out on Friday. My money is on Despicable Me 2 taking the top spot again, but I’m hoping that the more people see Pacific Rim, the more people will tell their friends and go see it. A geek can dream right? Stay Tuned next week and find out what happens!
~Chaz
