Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp, spent $76 million to produce “Despicable 2.” The studio unleashed a hefty marketing campaign, including a nationwide tour by a yellow minion blimp called the “despicablimp. His devoted group of workers, the goggle-and-overall-wearing minions, get more screen time for their slapstick antics and song-and-dance numbers. In the new film, Gru is a single father to three adopted daughters and becomes a spy for an anti-villain league. The Lone Ranger ADVENTURE Comanche warrior Tonto recounts the epic story of how John Reid, a shy man of the law, transformed himself into the legendary Lone Ranger and how the two together fought outlaw Butch Cavendish and corrupt railroad tycoon Latham Cole along the Western frontier. The movie is a sequel to the 2010 blockbuster featuring Steve Carell as the voice of the lovable villain Gru. From their debuts through Sunday, “Despicable 2” earned $142.1 million, while “Lone Ranger” grossed just $48.9 million, below pre-opening forecasts for at least $60 million.įamilies lifted “Despicable Me 2,” which finished far above industry projections and achieved the biggest-ever five-day opening for an animated film. The two films began their box office battle on Tuesday night to grab moviegoers ahead of Thursday’s U.S. The animated “Despicable” sequel hauled in an impressive $82.5 million in the United States and Canada from Friday through Sunday, more than double the weak $29.4 million for Walt Disney Co’s big-budget Western “The Lone Ranger,” which stars Depp as the masked man’s Native American partner Tonto. Actor Steve Carell poses with two life-size minion characters while promoting his upcoming movie "Despicable Me 2" in Los Angeles, California June 14, 2013.
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