In a move that surprises everyone, it turns out that Sandler’s poorly reviewed sequel is actually ahead of both Despicable Me 2 and Pacific Rim, though all three movies started strong. Typically, kids films like Despicable Me 2 see a large bump on Saturday, which could make up the difference of Friday’s box office, and make it a close race for the top spot. In other news, The Heat broke 100M on Friday, and Fruitvale Station is having an excellent weekend.
1) Grown Ups 2- 16.3M Friday, 16.3M Total
2) Pacific Rim- 14.6M Friday, 14.6M Total
3) Despicable Me 2- 13.4M Friday, 197.8M Total
4) The Heat- 4.2M Friday, 102.5M Total
5) The Lone Ranger- 3.3M Friday, 63.3M Total
6) Monsters University- 3.2M Friday, 230.4M Total
7) World War Z- 2.7M Friday, 170.4M Total
8) White House Down- 1.8M Friday, 58.6M Total
9) Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain- 1.5M Friday, 22.9M Total
10) Man Of Steel- 1.3M Friday- 277.4M Total
11) This Is The End- 0.8M Friday, 89.6M Total
12) The Way Way Back- 0.3M Friday, 1.0M Total (3,848 per screen average, higher than everything except #1 and #2)
??) Fruitvale Station- 0.1M Friday, 0.1M Total (18,143 per screen average, considerably higher than any top 12 film)
