Washington,
(ANI):
Despicable
Me
has
become
the
top-grossing
movie
this
week,
beating
big
guns
like
Eclipse
and
Toy
Story
3.
The
Steve
Carell
CGI
toon
ruled
the
weekend
box
office
with
an
estimated
60.1
million
dollars
Friday-Sunday
debut.
Eclipse
slipped
to
second
with
33.4
million
dollar
earnings
at
the
ticket
window,
and
is
now
the
top-grossing
member
of
the
Twilight
Saga,
having
passed
New
Moon.
Predators,
the
weekend's
other
major
new
release,
stands
at
the
third
place
with
40
million
dollars,
reports
E!
Online.
At
the
fourth
spot
is
Toy
Story
3,
with
22
million
dollars,
and
has
become
the
highest-grossing
Disney/Pixar
movie
ever.
Closing
in
at
the
fifth
position
is
The
Last
Airbender,
with
17.2
million
dollars
box
office
earnings
this
weekend.
Here's
a
complete
look
at
the
weekend's
top-grossing
films,
per
Friday-Sunday
estimates
compiled
by
Exhibitor
Relations:
1.
Despicable
Me,
60.1
million
dollars
2.
The
Twilight
Saga:
Eclipse,
33.5
million
dollars
3.
Predators,
25.3
million
dollars
4.
Toy
Story
3,
22
million
dollars
5.
The
Last
Airbender,
17.2
million
dollars
6.
Grown
Ups,
16.4
million
dollars
7.
Knight
and
Day,
7.9
million
dollars
8.
The
Karate
Kid,
5.7
million
dollars
9.
The
A-Team,
1.8
million
dollars
10.
Cyrus,
1.4
million
dollars