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New Line’s $20 million horror pic The Conjuring raced to a $41.5 million North American debut, while R.I.P.D. dug itself an early grave in seventh-place despite costing at least $130 million to produce. This marked Ryan Reynolds latest comic book-based bomb and the fifth major disappointment for the studios this summer.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, July 21, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | WEEKEND REVENUE | CUME REVENUE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | ||||
| 1 | Conjuring, The | Warner Bros. | $41,530,000 | 2,903 | 14,305 | $41,530,000 |
| 2 | Despicable Me 2 | Universal | $25,059,200 | 3,820 | 6,560 | $276,159,235 |
| 3 | Turbo | 20th Century Fox | $21,500,000 | 3,806 | 5,648 | $31,202,759 |
| 4 | Grown Ups 2 | Sony | $20,000,000 | 3,491 | 5,729 | $79,515,876 |
| 5 | Red 2 | Lionsgate | $18,500,000 | 3,016 | 6,133 | $18,500,000 |
| 6 | Pacific Rim | Warner Bros. | $15,955,000 | 3,285 | 4,856 | $68,235,292 |
| 7 | R.I.P.D. | Universal | $12,762,700 | 2,852 | 4,475 | $12,762,700 |
| 8 | Heat, The | 20th Century Fox | $9,325,000 | 2,689 | 3,467 | $129,292,436 |
| 9 | World War Z | Paramount | $5,200,000 | 2,066 | 2,516 | $186,941,067 |
| 10 | Monsters University | Disney | $5,005,000 | 2,186 | 2,289 | $248,998,000 |
| 11 | Lone Ranger, The | Disney | $4,260,000 | 2,273 | 1,874 | $81,171,000 |
| 12 | White House Down | Sony | $2,400,000 | 1,454 | 1,650 | $68,452,629 |
