Despicable Me 2 Wins Weekend Again; Grown Ups 2 In Second, Pacific Rim #3

5:20 pm, July 14th, 2013

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Despicable Me 2 has won again.

The Steve Carell-voiced animated family film took the top spot at the weekend box office, earning $44.8 million to fend off a ferocious challenge from Grown Ups 2, the Adam Sandler-led ensemble comedy that finished in second place with $42.5 million.

Meanwhile, the sci-fi spectacular Pacific Rim opened at #3 with $38.3 million.

The Heat finished in fourth place at $14 million, ahead of The Lone Ranger at $11.1 million and Monsters University at $10.6 million.

World War Z ($9.4 million) landed in seventh place, with White House Down ($6.2 million), the comedy stand-up film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain ($5 million), and Superman reboot Man of Steel ($4.8 million) rounding out the Top 10.

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Kanye West Loves Pacific Rim: “One Of My Favorite Movies Of All Time”

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8:39 pm, July 4th, 2013

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Kanye West loves Pacific Rim.

The Yeezus rapper has given his seal of approval to director Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming blockbuster that pits giant monsters against enormous robots.

I saw a pre-screening of Pacific Rim yesterday and it’s easily one of my favorite movies of all time,” announced West on Twitter.

He added, “This is not another ‘Robot’ movie. Guillermo del Toro is a master.”

No word on whether Kim Kardashian seconds the rare West endorsement.

Pacific Rim opens in theaters next week.

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Pacific Rim WonderCon Trailer: Watch Robots Battle Aliens In Epic War

3:15 pm, April 29th, 2013

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Pacific Rim has a new trailer — and it’s definitely worth watching if you like to see giant robots fighting alien monsters.

The new Guillermo del Toro movie preview, originally assembled by Warner Bros. for WonderCon, features stars Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, and Charlie Hunnam — and plenty of apocalyptic battles between human-controlled robots and ocean-dwelling extraterrestrial terrors.

Pacific Rim opens in July.

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