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Purge Surprises The Box Office

PurgeUniversal and Jason Blum‘s microbudgeted thriller The Purge had no trouble scaring off The Internship as it grossed a stunning $36.4 million. The Purge, starring Ethan Hawke and Game of Thrones‘ LenaHeadey, wasn’t Universal’s only victory of the weekend. Fast & Furious 6 claimed the No. 2 spot as it grossed $19.8 million in its third weekend to race past the $200 million mark domestically. Overseas, it all but tied for No. 1 with new entry After Earth, grossing $45.3 million from 62 markets in its third weekend for a worldwide total of $584.6 million.

The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, June 9, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEWEEKEND REVENUECUME REVENUE
REVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVG
1Purge, TheUniversal$36,378,9202,53614,345$36,378,920
2Fast & Furious 6Universal$19,760,0403,7715,240$202,945,735
3Now You See MeLionsgate$19,500,0003,0206,456$61,374,024
4Internship, The20th Century Fox$18,100,0003,3665,377$18,100,000
5Epic20th Century Fox$12,100,0003,5943,366$84,154,556
6Star Trek Into DarknessParamount$11,700,0003,1523,711$200,140,439
7After EarthSony$11,200,0003,4013,293$46,591,569
8Hangover 3, TheWarner Bros.$7,380,0003,2422,276$102,373,956
9Iron Man 3Disney$5,787,0002,3512,461$394,316,000
10Great Gatsby, TheWarner Bros.$4,230,0002,1601,958$136,175,118
11MudRoadside Attractions$1,209,4005822,078$18,600,087
12Croods, The20th Century Fox$775,0004141,871$181,699,038

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