Box office report: 'Monsters University' stays on top

Box office report: 'Monsters University' stays on top

"In second place, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy’s buddy-cop comedy The Heat scored an excellent $40 million — a career-best debut for both stars. The film, directed by Bridesmaids helmer Paul Feig, cost Fox only $43 million to make — and it will surpass that figure by Tuesday."

"In fourth, White House Down got off to an awful start. Sony’s $150 million Roland Emmerich-directed film, which stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, only earned $25.7 million in its opening weekend (which includes Thursday showtimes beginning at 7 p.m.). That’s lower than Olympus Has Fallen‘s $30.4 million start in March (that film cost just $70 million), and it’s likely that Olympus‘ remarkably similar White-House-taken-over-by-terrorists plot hurt White House Down‘s chances. The action comedy seems unlikely to join Tatum’s recent line-up of $100 million hits including Magic Mike, The Vow, 21 Jump Street, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation — though its “A-” CinemaScore may help it achieve some legs at the box office."