ELYSIUM Outdoes 'THE MILLERS,' Wins Weekend Box Office with $30.5 Million
By: Tyler Peterson Aug. 11, 2013
Neil Blomkamp's ELYSIUM, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, battled its way to the top of the box office this weekend, taking in $30.5 million.
The film opened to $11.2 million on Friday, slightly undershooting Sony's initial projections. Blomkamp's 2009 hit DISTRICT 9 opened to $37.4 million, with around $14 million on its Friday debut.
WE'RE THE MILLERS took the no. 2 spot, earning $26.5 million after its Friday bow of $8.5 million. The film features Jason Sudiekis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter and Ed Helms, and follows a group of people who team up as a fake family to smuggle marijuana out of Mexico.
Disney's PLANES puttered into the third spot, grossing just over $22.5 million. The animated film, featuing the voice talent of Dane Cook as Dusty Crophopper, has outdone THE SMURFS 2 and TURBO at the box office, though its weekend take is on the low side for Disney.
The final new movie of the weekend, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, based on the YA series by Rick Riordan and directed by Thor Freudenthal, drew in an additional $14.6 million, bumping its five-day total tp $23.4 million. The movie stars returning actors Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson and Alexandra Daddario.
Rounding out the top 5 was the Dezenl Washington and Mark Wahlberg-led action flick 2 GUNS, which earned another $11.1 million. It's two-week total now rests at $48.5 million.
Rentrak announced the top 10 box office earners for this weekend (August 9-11) today. Check out the full list below:
| 1 | Elysium | Sony | $30,500,000 | $30,500,000 | ||
| 2 | We're The Millers | Warner Bros. | $26,555,000 | $38,043,783 | ||
| 3 | Planes | Disney | $22,525,000 | $22,525,000 | ||
| 4 | Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters | 20th Century Fox | $14,600,000 | $23,457,059 | ||
| 5 | 2 Guns | Universal | $11,127,900 | $48,516,805 | ||
| 6 | Smurfs 2 | Sony | $9,500,000 | $46,643,503 | ||
| 7 | Wolverine, The | 20th Century Fox | $8,000,000 | $111,986,170 | ||
| 8 | Conjuring, The | Warner Bros. | $6,700,000 | $120,744,906 | ||
| 9 | Despicable Me 2 | Universal | $5,748,000 | $338,314,195 | ||
| 10 | Grown Ups 2 | Sony | $3,700,000 | $123,840,931 |
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