PHOTOS: 26 of Summer’s Most Anticipated Movies: ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Wolverine,’ ‘The Lone Ranger’ĭespicable 2 opened to a mammoth $34.3 million on Wednesday from 3,956 theaters - including $4.7 million in Tuesday night runs - putting the 3D animated sequel on course for a five-day debut in the $125 million to $130 million range, marking another major win for Universal’s animation efforts (some think it could do more). The two films that were battling for the top spot at the box office last weekend, "Monsters University" and "The Heat," each brought in around an estimated $5 million on Wednesday.Universal’s Despicable Me 2is already proving the box-office hit everyone thought it would be, while Disney’s The Lone Ranger is off to a troubled start for the long July Fourth holiday box-office frame.
Playing on only 886 screens, it had the second-highest screen average, behind "Despicable Me 2." The stand-up concert film "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" opened to an estimated $4.75 million for Summit Entertainment.
The film has a 74% on Rotten Tomatoes and 61 at Metacritic, and received a CinemaScore of A. With the voice talents of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand and Steve Coogan, "Despicable Me 2" has been making out better both with critics and audiences. It did receive a B+ from CinemaScore's audience exit polling. Directed by Gore Verbinski, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Johnny Depp as sidekick Tonto with Armie Hammer in the title role, "The Lone Ranger" has been roundly panned by critics, with a score on Rotten Tomatoes of 23% and Metacritic of 37 (out of a possible 100).
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