Despite The Heat in and out of the theaters, the animated Monsters University [MONS2] remained atop the weekend box office with $46.2 million. The Pixar prequel fell 44% from its debut, advancing its total to $171.0 million.
The Heat [THEAT] hit a scorching $40.0 million to win the battle of two new buddy action comedies. The opening is a career high for both Sandra Bullock [SBULL] and Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA]. The R-rated film brought out older women as the audience was 65% female and 67% aged 25 and over.
World War Z [WWARZ] finished in third place at $29.8 million. The zombie pandemic dropped 55% in its second weekend to bring its gross to $123.7 million.
Even with its stellar starpower, White House Down [WHDWN] took in just $25.7 million to debut at the fourth spot. The competition from other action films as well as Olympus Has Fallen from earlier this year proved too much.
Man of Steel [SUPR2] rounded out the top five with $20.8 million. The Superman reboot has leaped over $248.7 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | MONSTERS UNIVERSITY | $46,180,000 | $171,006,000 |
| 2 | THE HEAT | $40,000,000 | $40,000,000 |
| 3 | WORLD WAR Z | $29,800,000 | $123,722,000 |
| 4 | WHITE HOUSE DOWN | $25,700,000 | $25,700,000 |
| 5 | MAN OF STEEL | $20,820,000 | $248,660,000 |
| 6 | THIS IS THE END | $8,700,000 | $74,681,000 |
| 7 | NOW YOU SEE ME | $5,500,000 | $104,680,591 |
| 8 | FAST & FURIOUS 6 | $2,410,250 | $233,313,020 |
| 9 | STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS | $2,040,000 | $220,501,000 |
| 10 | THE INTERNSHIP | $1,425,000 | $41,705,100 |
| 11 | IRON MAN 3 | $1,403,000 | $405,435,000 |
| 12 | THE PURGE | $1,228,590 | $62,791,310 |
Tag(s): MONS2, THEAT, SBULL, MMCCA, WWARZ, WHDWN, SUPR2