Although easily topping the weekend box office with an estimated $55.0 million debut, The Wolverine [WOLV2] underperformed industry expectations. The opening matched that of the 2011 franchise reboot X-Men: First Class, but fell far short of the $85 million earned by the first stand-alone X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The sequel attracted only the die-hard fans as the audience was 58% males and 58% over the age of 25.
The Conjuring [CNJUR] declined a respectable 47% to $22.1 million and second place. The original horror film has scared up $83.9 million.
After 4 weekends, Despicable Me 2 [DESM2] banked another $16.0 million to bring its total to $306.4 million.
Turbo [TURB1] finished fourth with $13.3 million, down 37% from its opening. The racing snail has earned $55.8 million.
Two limited releases expandied into wide release. The drama Fruitvale Station [FRTVL] tallied $4.7 million to chart tenth overall. The comedy The Way, Way Back [WAYBK] followed in elevnth at $3.3 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE WOLVERINE | $55,000,000 | $55,000,000 |
| 2 | THE CONJURING | $22,130,000 | $83,867,000 |
| 3 | DESPICABLE ME 2 | $16,024,360 | $306,412,945 |
| 4 | TURBO | $13,325,000 | $55,768,000 |
| 5 | GROWN UPS 2 | $11,500,000 | $101,664,000 |
| 6 | RED 2 | $9,400,000 | $35,074,356 |
| 7 | PACIFIC RIM | $7,540,000 | $84,026,000 |
| 8 | THE HEAT | $6,850,000 | $141,244,700 |
| 9 | R.I.P.D. | $5,856,750 | $24,351,730 |
| 10 | FRUITVALE STATION | $4,657,000 | $6,339,316 |
| 11 | THE WAY, WAY BACK | $3,300,000 | $8,931,400 |
| 12 | WORLD WAR Z | $2,760,000 | $192,620,000 |
Tag(s): WOLV2, CNJUR, DESM2, TURB1, FRTVL, WAYBK