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| Despicable Me 2 tops US box office chart | Despicable Me 2 tops US box office chart |
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| Despicable Me 2 has topped the US box office chart, beating Johnny Depp's The Lone Ranger to the top spot. | Despicable Me 2 has topped the US box office chart, beating Johnny Depp's The Lone Ranger to the top spot. |
| The Universal Pictures animation sequel made $82.5m (£55.4m) over the weekend according to early estimates. | The Universal Pictures animation sequel made $82.5m (£55.4m) over the weekend according to early estimates. |
| Disney's Lone Ranger, starring Depp as Tonto in a reboot of the radio and TV series, took just $29.5m (£19.8m). | Disney's Lone Ranger, starring Depp as Tonto in a reboot of the radio and TV series, took just $29.5m (£19.8m). |
| Dave Hollis, Disney's head of distribution, said: "We thought it would appeal to a broader audience than it did." | Dave Hollis, Disney's head of distribution, said: "We thought it would appeal to a broader audience than it did." |
| The film, which has received poor reviews from critics, reportedly cost at least $225m (£151m) to make. | The film, which has received poor reviews from critics, reportedly cost at least $225m (£151m) to make. |
| The majority of the film's audience in its debut weekend were over 25 years of age. | The majority of the film's audience in its debut weekend were over 25 years of age. |
| "You think you have everything in place," said Hollis. | "You think you have everything in place," said Hollis. |
| "Even when you have all the ingredients for what you think will be a four-quadrant 'everybody' picture, sometimes it doesn't work out that way." | "Even when you have all the ingredients for what you think will be a four-quadrant 'everybody' picture, sometimes it doesn't work out that way." |
| Despicable Me 2 stars Steve Carrel as a villain who becomes a stay-at-home dad. | |
| The family film features the now famous little yellow creatures called minions. | The family film features the now famous little yellow creatures called minions. |
| Nikki Rocco, head of distribution, said a third Despicable Me film was in the pipeline. | Nikki Rocco, head of distribution, said a third Despicable Me film was in the pipeline. |
| "The minions steal everybody's heart," said Rocco. "It's a great time of year to release a family film with broad appeal." | "The minions steal everybody's heart," said Rocco. "It's a great time of year to release a family film with broad appeal." |
| Last week's number one, female cop comedy The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, fell to third place taking $25m (£16.7m). | Last week's number one, female cop comedy The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, fell to third place taking $25m (£16.7m). |
| Monsters University and Brad Pitt's World War Z rounded out the top five. | Monsters University and Brad Pitt's World War Z rounded out the top five. |