Box Office Report: 07-08-13

1. Despicable Me 2 - $81 million
2. The Lone Ranger - $29 million
3. The Heat - $24.8 million
4. Monsters University - $19 million
5. World War Z - $17.8 million

The minions of Despicable Me 2 left The Lone Ranger in the dust to take the box office crown for the Fourth of July weekend.

• The animated sequel notched the biggest opening weekend for any cartoon feature in history with $81 million in sales for the three-day weekend, and $140 million for the full five-day holiday
• Johnny Depp's star power couldn't put seats in the saddle for The Lone Ranger, which sold only a very disappointing $29 million in tickets from Friday to Sunday -- far less than the $250 million it cost to get the flick made.
• Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock's buddy comedy The Heat landed in third spot, adding another $24.8 million to its tally.
• Monsters University dropped to fourth place this week on sales of $19 million -- bringing its total so far to over $215 million.
• World War Z wound up as the nation's fifth most popular flick this week, with $17.8 million worth of tickets sold