Weekend Box Office Roundup: August 1-4, 2013

The month of August began with a major shift in the box office. Smurfs 2
Photo by e r j k p r u n c z y k/flickr The Smurfs 2 opened at no. 1, earning €373,530 over the weekend and moving former no.1 The Wolverine further to the no. 3 spot. The action-packed, superhero film starring Hugh Jackman made €253,575 over the weekend and €1,117,837 in two weeks.The second installment of Despicable Me fell two places from no. 2. The computer-animated 3D comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment has so far made €5,451,792 on its 6th week. A new comer, The Heat, opened at no. 2 with a weekend gross of €274,869. Finally, Pacific Rim fell to no.5 from no.3, earning €1,149,781 on its third week. Netherlands’ Spijt! is now on its 7th week and has made a total of €2,463,990. The top 5 movies from August 1-4, 2013:

This Weekend	Last Weekend	Movie	Weekend Gross	Screens	Gross-to-Date	Week
1	New	The Smurfs 2	€373,530	195	€986,049	1
2	New	The Heat	€274,869	75	€354,762	1
3	1	The Wolverine	€253,575	101	€1,117,837	2
4	2	Despicable Me 2	€186,077	235	€5,451,792	6
5	3	Pacific Rim	€143,580	94	€1,149,781	3

Source: Box Office Mojo (Netherlands)