SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Estimates: July 9-July 11 2010
By: Lauren Wolman Jul. 11, 2010
|
Rank |
Film |
Distributor |
Weekend Total |
# Of Screens |
Weeks Playing |
Cumulative |
|
1 |
Despicable Me |
Universal |
$60,117,000 |
3,476 |
1 |
$60,117,000 |
|
2 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
Summit Entertainment |
$33,400,000 |
4,468 |
2 |
$237,000,000 |
|
3 |
Predators |
Fox |
$25,300,000 |
2,669 |
1 |
$25,300,000 |
|
4 |
Toy Story 3 |
Buena Vista |
$22,000,000 |
3,753 |
4 |
$340,200,000 |
|
5 |
The Last Airbender |
Paramount |
$17,150,000 |
3,203 |
2 |
$100,227,000 |
For more information, access the complete chart on boxofficemojo.com.
1. "Despicable Me:" A man (voiced by Steve Carell) who's in the midst of making plans to steal the moon is sidetracked when he's put in charge of three orphans in this computer-generated 3-D animated film by directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Russell Brand, and Julie Andrews also lend their voices to the Universal Pictures production. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
2. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse:" Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between Edward and Jacob -- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life. -www.moviefone.com3. "Predators:" Maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez tackles producing duties for a revamp of the Predator film series with this 20th Century Fox/Troublemaker Studios production focusing on a human survival adventure set on the Predator's home planet. Kontroll's Nimród Antal directs from a script by Alex Litvak and Michael Finch, with Adrien Brody heading up an international cast filled out by Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, and Louiz Ozawa. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
5. "The Last Airbender:" Suspense auteur M. Night Shyamalan takes a break from crafting original screenplays to tell this tale of a 12-year-old boy (Noah Ringer) who provides the last hope for restoring harmony to a land consumed by chaos. In a world balanced on the four nations of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, people known as the Waterbenders, Earthbenders, Firebenders, and Airbenders have mastered their native elements. Though the masters can each manipulate their native elements, the only one with the power to manipulate all four elements is a young boy known as the Avatar. When the Avatar subsequently appears to die while still mastering his powers, the Fire nation launches a global war with the ultimate goal of global domination. One hundred years later, two teens discover that the Avatar and his flying bison have in fact been locked in suspended animation. Upon being freed from his prison, the Avatar embarks on an arduous quest to restore harmony among the four war-ravaged nations. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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