In a weekend packed with plenty of new movie options, it was Matt Damon’s Elysium that ultimately rose above the rest.
The sci-fi drama beat out the competition, but not by as big of a margin as you’d expect. Elysium brought in a respectable $30 million but the Jennifer Aniston/Jason Sudeikis comedy, We’re The Millers, which had not so great reviews, was right on its tails with $26 million.
Even more amazing, Disney’s Planes managed to bring home $22 million, and the universally panned Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, $14 million.
Notably, for the first time, in a while, the top four movies were all first week premieres. Last week’s 2 Guns rounded out the top 5 with $11 million.
Click through for the complete list of this weekend’s top 10 at the box office.
- Elysium, $30.4 million
- We’re The Millers, $26.5 million
- Planes, $22.5 million
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, $14.6 million
- 2 Guns, $11 million
- The Smurfs 2, $9.5 million
- The Wolverine, $8 million
- The Conjuring, $6.7 million
- Despicable Me 2, $5.7 million
- Grown Ups 2, $3.7 million