The Top Films at the North American Box Office; 'The Purge: Anarchy' Comes in After 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting July 18, led by "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.
1 (1) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.........$ 36.0 million
2 (*) The Purge: Anarchy.....................$ 28.4 million
3 (*) Planes: Fire and Rescue................$ 18.0 million
4 (*) Sex Tape...............................$ 15.0 million
5 (2) Transformers: Age of Extinction .......$ 10.0 million
6 (3) Tammy..................................$ 7.6 million
7 (4) 22 Jump Street.........................$ 4.7 million
8 (5) How to Train Your Dragon 2 ............$ 3.8 million
9 (8) Maleficent.............................$ 3.3 million
10 (6) Earth to Echo..........................$ 3.3 million
Last week's rank in parentheses. (*) = new release.
CUMULATIVE TOTALS:
Maleficent....................................$ 228.4 million
Transformers: Age of Extinction...............$ 227.2 million
22 Jump Street................................$ 180.5 million
How to Train Your Dragon 2....................$ 160.7 million
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes................$ 139.0 million
Tammy.........................................$ 71.3 million
Earth to Echo.................................$ 32.0 million
The Purge: Anarchy............................$ 28.4 million
Planes: Fire and Rescue.......................$ 18.0 million
Sex Tape......................................$ 15.0 million
"The Purge: Anarchy" was distributed by Universal Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp.
"Transformers: Age of Extinction" was released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
"Sex Tape" and "22 Jump Street" were distributed by Sony Corp.
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2" were released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of 21st Century Fox.
"Earth to Echo" was released by privately held Relativity Media. "Planes: Fire and Rescue" and "Maleficent" were distributed by Walt Disney Co.
"Tammy" was distributed by Warner Bros, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
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