Movie ‘Lee Daniels The Butler’ Makes Millions at Box Office Opening Weekend

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is the projected winner of this weekend’s box office battle, with some reports suggesting that the film will close at $27 Million this weekend.  It is a huge victory for Lee Daniels and The Weinstein Company.

Here’s how the rest of the box office turned out (according to Deadline):

1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Weinstein) NEW [Runs 2,933] PG13
Friday $8.3M, Saturday $9.3M, Weekend $25.0M

2. We’re The Millers (New Line/Warner Bros) Week 2 [Runs 3,325] R
Friday $5.8M, Saturday $7.1M, Weekend $17.7M (-33%), Cume $69.4M

3. Kick Ass 2 (Universal) NEW [Runs 2,940] R
Friday $5.4M, Saturday $4.2M, Weekend $14.0M

4. Elysium (Sony) Week 2 [Runs 3,284] R
Friday $3.9M, Saturday $5.5M, Weekend $13.5M (-55%), Cume $55.8M

5. Planes (Disney) Week 2 [Runs 3,716] PG
Friday $3.6M, Saturday $5.7M, Weekend $13.4M (-40%), Cume $45.3M

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