UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June 2013...
![Despicable Me 2 movie poster]( "Despicable Me 2 movie poster")
In addition to Despicable Me 2, two other newcomers managed to make their mark in the top ten, with the apocalyptic comedy This Is the End claiming fourth place behind Man of Steel and World War Z with a decent opening of £1,390,323, while the Jason Statham thriller Hummingbird was much less fortunate, earning just £206,731 from 262 sites and continuing The Stath's run of poor form on home soil. However, it did perform significantly better than two other wide releases, with The East and Stand Up Guys both missing out on a place in the top ten with just £65,523 and £44,845 respectively.
Number one this time last year: Ice Age: Continental Drift
1. Despicable Me 2 - £14,822,427 weekend (New)
2. Man of Steel - £2,433,576 weekend; £26,223,494 total (3 weeks)
3. World War Z - £2,422,917 weekend; £9,831,101 total (2 weeks)
4. This Is the End - £1,390,323 weekend (New)
5. Hummingbird - £206,731 weekend (New)
6. Behind the Candelabra - £187,395 weekend; £2,918,724 total (4 weeks)
7. After Earth - £157,622 weekend; £6,137,273 total (4 weeks)
8. The Hangover Part III - £142,155 weekend; £19,165,262 total (7 weeks)
9. Before Midnight - £120,046 weekend; Total: £505,655 total (2 weeks)
10. Epic - £90,210 weekend; £12,855,171 total (6 weeks)
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Today sees two wide releases entering the UK marketplace in the Vince Vaughn / Owen Wilson comedy The Internship (cert. 12A) [read our review here] and Louis Leterrier's Now You See Me (cert. 12A), which features a stellar cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson [read our review here, and check out our video interview with Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher here]. Meanwhile, Friday's offerings include Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring (cert. 15) [read our review here], Ben Wheatley's A Field in England (cert. 15), Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted's Chasing Mavericks (cert. PG) and Sophie Lellouche's Paris-Manhattan (cert. 12A) [read our review here].
The animated sequel Despicable Me 2 enjoyed a bumper opening at the UK box office, pulling in a hefty £14,822,427 (including £4.87 million from two days of preview screenings last Saturday and Sunday) to claim the highest debut of the year, overtaking the superhero blockbusters Iron Man 3 (£13.71 million) and Man of Steel (£11.20 million). It's a fantastic return for Universal, with the film already having banked close to three quarters of Despicable Me's £20.2 million total haul back in 2010.
In addition to Despicable Me 2, two other newcomers managed to make their mark in the top ten, with the apocalyptic comedy This Is the End claiming fourth place behind Man of Steel and World War Z with a decent opening of £1,390,323, while the Jason Statham thriller Hummingbird was much less fortunate, earning just £206,731 from 262 sites and continuing The Stath's run of poor form on home soil. However, it did perform significantly better than two other wide releases, with The East and Stand Up Guys both missing out on a place in the top ten with just £65,523 and £44,845 respectively.
Number one this time last year: Ice Age: Continental Drift
1. Despicable Me 2 - £14,822,427 weekend (New)
2. Man of Steel - £2,433,576 weekend; £26,223,494 total (3 weeks)
3. World War Z - £2,422,917 weekend; £9,831,101 total (2 weeks)
4. This Is the End - £1,390,323 weekend (New)
5. Hummingbird - £206,731 weekend (New)
6. Behind the Candelabra - £187,395 weekend; £2,918,724 total (4 weeks)
7. After Earth - £157,622 weekend; £6,137,273 total (4 weeks)
8. The Hangover Part III - £142,155 weekend; £19,165,262 total (7 weeks)
9. Before Midnight - £120,046 weekend; Total: £505,655 total (2 weeks)
10. Epic - £90,210 weekend; £12,855,171 total (6 weeks)
Incoming...
Today sees two wide releases entering the UK marketplace in the Vince Vaughn / Owen Wilson comedy The Internship (cert. 12A) [read our review here] and Louis Leterrier's Now You See Me (cert. 12A), which features a stellar cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson [read our review here, and check out our video interview with Jesse Eisenberg and Isla Fisher here]. Meanwhile, Friday's offerings include Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring (cert. 15) [read our review here], Ben Wheatley's A Field in England (cert. 15), Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted's Chasing Mavericks (cert. PG) and Sophie Lellouche's Paris-Manhattan (cert. 12A) [read our review here].