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This holiday weekend’s box office was nothing but red, white and… Gru. Despicable Me 2, which opened Wednesday against Disney’s $250 million dollar The Lone Ranger, brought in an estimated $82.5 million dollars according to Box Office Mojo. The competition, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, brought in a disappointing $29.4 million during the same 3-day period.
Read our review of The Lone Ranger here.
The minions are ruling the world, or at least the worldwide box office, as Despicable Me 2 has made $142 million domestic and $151.1 million overseas ($293.1 worldwide). The Lone Ranger has brought in around $48.9 million domestic and $24.3 million overseas ($73.2 million worldwide). It is yet to be determined whether or not the film will have much success in foreign markets, but it is going to take a lot of tickets to get it into the black.
Here are the top 10 box office returns from July 5 – 7. For a complete listing, visit Box Office Mojo.
| TW | LW | Title (click to view) | Studio | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Budget* | Week # |
| 1 | N | Despicable Me 2 | Uni. | $82,518,000 | $142,076,000 | $76 | 1 |
| 2 | N | The Lone Ranger | BV | $29,432,000 | $48,936,000 | $215 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | The Heat | Fox | $25,000,000 | $86,398,000 | $43 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | Monsters University | BV | $19,590,000 | $216,127,000 | – | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | World War Z | Par. | $18,200,000 | $158,758,000 | $190 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | White House Down | Sony | $13,500,000 | $50,478,000 | $150 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | Man of Steel | WB | $11,415,000 | $271,206,000 | $225 | 4 |
| 8 | N | Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain | LG/S | $10,100,000 | $17,460,000 | – | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | This is the End | Sony | $5,800,000 | $85,554,000 | $32 | 4 |
| 10 | 7 | Now You See Me | LG/S | $2,770,000 | $110,415,000 | $75 | 6 |