DESPICABLE ME had a great opening with an estimated $56,397,125 at 3,476 theaters, which topped the box office. Though not much compared to Toy Story 3 and Shrek 4, the movie did great considering it isn't a sequel or a part of any franchise. In fact, it was the third biggest-grossing opening ever for a non-sequel, non-adaptation, non-Pixar animated movie behind Kung Fu Panda and Monsters Vs. Aliens. Nearly 45% of the movie's earnings came from 1,551 premium 3D screens. Though still comparatively low, it wasn't shown in 3D screens as much as other films.
In its second weekend, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was off 51 percent to $31.7 million. This was much better than Twilight and New Moon , which dropped 62 and 70 percent, respectively. With Eclipse burning off a lot of demand with its Wednesday opening and then spreading out its first weekend over four days, this lighter drop was expected. Through its first 12 days, Eclipse has grossed $235.4 million, which was a bit behind New Moon through the same point.
In third place comes Predators. The movie gained a $24,760,882 at 2,669 theaters. It has the second highest opening for a Predator movie behind AVP, but that had the help of the Alien franchise. Though it brought solid numbers, it probably won't do much to improve 20th Century Fox's rather mediocre summer.
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