Although it may be rude, a part of me gets excited when a horrible film tanks at the box office. While Disney may not have deserved the catastrophic flop of ‘John Carter’ last year, the studio certainly earned that fate this time.<\/p>\n
Before we get to Disney’s failure, let’s discuss this week’s great success. Not including the two-day head start, the actual opening weekend for ‘Despicable Me 2<\/strong>‘ was spot on with that for Pixar’s ‘Monsters University’. Where the opening weekend of ‘Monsters U.’ brought in $82.4 million, ‘Despicable 2’ brought in $82.5 million. Over 10 days, ‘Monsters U.’ earned $170.4 million. After just five days, ‘Despicable 2’ has earned $142 million. Considering that Pixar put more than $200 million into ‘Monsters U.’, ‘Despicable Me 2’ (made for just $76 million) is really killing it. The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> notes<\/a> that this five-day total marks the best of any animated film, surpassing even ‘Toy Story 3<\/a>‘. But the success doesn’t stop there.<\/p>\n ‘Despicable Me 2’ is also destroying the competition overseas. This weekend alone, the Minions earned $88.8 million, bringing the film’s international total to $151.1 million and pushing its worldwide total to $293.2 million. Now, let’s get back to Disney’s flop.<\/p>\n With a budget north of $215 million, ‘The Lone Ranger<\/strong>‘ joins ‘After Earth’ and ‘White House Down’ as the third summer tentpole flop of 2013. After five days, the supposedly family-friendly flick (that really isn’t) only grossed $48.9 million. $29.4 million of that was pulled in over the actual weekend. From half as many markets as ‘Despicable Me 2’, ‘The Lone Ranger’ earned $29.4 million overseas, bringing its worldwide opening to a measly $78.3 million.<\/p>\n Only slipping 36% in its second weekend, ‘The Heat<\/strong>‘ fared very well by pulling in another $25 million. Box Office Mojo<\/em><\/a> compares this to last summer’s ‘Ted<\/a>‘. If the statistics hold up, ‘The Heat’ may have even longer legs and will bow with $160 million.<\/p>\n ‘Monsters University<\/strong>‘ finished its third weekend in the #4 spot. While the $19.5 million weekend made ‘Monsters U.’ the 11th Pixar film to cross $200 million domestically, it isn’t shaping up to be as successful as originally presumed, due to ‘Despicable Me 2’ giving it some stiff competition.<\/p>\n The Top 5 was rounded out by ‘World War Z<\/strong>‘, which added another $18.2 million to its haul. After 17 days, the $190 million zombie flick has earned $158.7 million domestically and $207.4 million internationally. Even after production-delaying rewrites and massive reshoots, Paramount is already moving forward with a sequel.<\/p>\n On 876 screens, Kevin Hart’s second big-screen stand-up concert movie performed very well. Recorded at a 2012 Madison Square Garden show, ‘Let Me Explain<\/strong>‘ debuted to $10.1 million over the three-day weekend and $17.4 million over the five-day holiday. How long do you think it will take for Lionsgate to put out another Kevin Hart film?<\/p>\n Finally, on only 19 screens, Fox Searchlight’s ‘The Way, Way Back<\/strong>‘ debuted in the #13 spot. Its $575,000 opening equates to a per-screen average of 30,263, which is higher than any other film this weekend, even including the $20,645 per-screen average for ‘Despicable Me 2’.<\/p>\n 1. ‘Despicable Me 2’ (Universal) – $82,518,000<\/p>\n 2. ‘The Lone Ranger’ (Buena Vista) – $29,432,000<\/p>\n 3. ‘The Heat’ (Fox) – $25,000,000<\/p>\n 4. ‘Monsters University’ (Buena Vista) – $19,590,000<\/p>\n 5. ‘World War Z’ (Paramount) – $18,200,000<\/p>\n 6. ‘White House Down’ (Sony) – $13,500,000<\/p>\n 7. ‘Man of Steel’ (Warner Bros) – $11,415,000<\/p>\n 8. ‘Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain’ (Lionsgate) – $10,100,000<\/p>\n 9. ‘This Is the End’ (Sony) – $5,800,000<\/p>\n 10. ‘Now You See Me’ (Summit) – $2,770,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although it may be rude, a part of me gets excited when a horrible film tanks at the box office. 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