‘Despicable Me’ beats ‘Eclipse’ to top box office
July 12th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANIWashington, July 12 (ANI): ‘Despicable Me’ has become the top-grossing movie this week, beating big guns like ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Toy story 3′.
The Steve Carell CGI toon ruled the weekend box office with an estimated 60.1 million dollars Friday-Sunday debut.
‘Eclipse’ slipped to second with 33.4 million dollar earnings at the ticket window, and is now the top-grossing member of the Twilight Saga, having passed ‘New Moon’.
‘Predators’, the weekend’s other major new release, stands at the third place with 40 million dollars, reports E! Online.
At the fourth spot is ‘Toy Story 3′, with 22 million dollars, and has become the highest-grossing Disney/Pixar movie ever.
Closing in at the fifth position is ‘The Last Airbender’, with 17.2 million dollars box office earnings this weekend.
Here’s a complete look at the weekend’s top-grossing films, per Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
1. Despicable Me, 60.1 million dollars2. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, 33.5 million dollars3. Predators, 25.3 million dollars4. Toy Story 3, 22 million dollars5. The Last Airbender, 17.2 million dollars6. Grown Ups, 16.4 million dollars7. Knight and Day, 7.9 million dollars8. The Karate Kid, 5.7 million dollars9. The A-Team, 1.8 million dollars10. Cyrus, 1.4 million dollars (ANI)
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