Box office: 'Despicable Me 2' stays on top
Universal's animated sequel 'Despicable Me 2' bests 'Grown Ups 2' and 'Pacific Rim'
Former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal gives actor Adam Sandler a lift at the premiere of "Grown Ups 2" at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Universal's minions ran away with the box office for the second week in a row.
With $44.8 million in domestic ticket sales, the animated sequel "Despicable Me 2" outdid the debuts of the Adam Sandler comedy "Grown Ups 2" and Guillermo Del Toro's monsters-versus-robots action flick "Pacific Rim."
Sony was pleased with Sandler's second-best movie opening of his career with $42.5 million in sales.
But the third-place finish of the big-budget movie "Pacific Rim" with $38.3 million represented a disappointing start for Warner Bros. and partner Legendary Entertainment.
