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“Despicable Me” Eclipses Twilight

Despicable Me“Despicable Me” took the top spot at the box office, bearing the latest Twilight movie and newcomer “Predators.”  The film outpaced expectations, turning moviegoers’ ardor into a surprisingly heartfelt domestic bow estimated at $60.1 million.

The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July 11, 2010 are:

RankFilm NameDistributor NameWeekend RevenueCume RevenueLocsLoc Avg
1Despicable MeUniversal60,117,42060,117,4203,47517,299
2Twilight Saga: Eclipse, TheSummit Entertainment33,350,000237,012,3774,4687,464
3Predators20th Century Fox25,300,00025,300,0002,6699,479
4Toy Story 3Disney22,021,000340,245,8993,7535,867
5Last Airbender, TheParamount17,150,000100,227,2863,2035,354
6Grown UpsSony16,400,000111,314,7933,4634,735
7Knight And Day20th Century Fox7,850,00061,938,8592,6282,987
8Karate KidSony5,700,000164,635,4882,4582,318
9A-Team, The20th Century Fox1,800,00073,971,1731,2361,456
10CyrusFox Searchlight1,375,0003,521,0752006,875
11Girl Who Played With Fire (Millenium 2)Music Box Films825,000825,000879,482
12Get Him To The GreekUniversal707,20059,419,6304421,600

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