Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

'Despicable Me 2' tops weekend box office charts with $82.5m

Image
ANI Washington
Last Updated : Jul 08 2013 | 1:35 PM IST

Animated film 'Despicable Me 2' beat competition from Johnny Depp starrer 'The Lone Ranger' and emerged as the top earner this weekend with 82.5 million dollar gross, according to studio estimates.

The Universal animated sequel earned 82.5 million dollars over the weekend and 142.1 million dollars across the five-day holiday window, Fox News reported.

Gore Verbinski's reimagination of the iconic lawman debuted with just 29.4 million dollars over the weekend, and just 48.9 million dollars since Wednesday.

The top box office earners this weekend are:

1. 'Despicable Me 2' - 82.5 million dollars

2. 'The Lone Ranger' - 29.4 million dollars

Also Read

3. 'The Heat' - 25 million dollars

4. 'Monsters University' - 19.6 million dollars

5. 'World War Z' - 18.2 million dollars

6. 'White House Down' - 13.5 million dollars

7. 'Man of Steel' - 11.4 million dollars

8. 'Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain' - 10.1 million dollars

9. 'This Is the End' - 5.8 million dollars

10. 'Now You See Me' - 2.

More From This Section

First Published: Jul 08 2013 | 1:25 PM IST

Next Story