Steve Carrell’s Despicable Me joins a strong group of animated movies at the box office. Predator is back with new effects, but can’t touch the original. Right? Not a chance. Grown Ups didn’t open to its hype, drawing less than $20-mil, but I’d make the same case for Twilight. Yes, $69M is a lot of change, but wouldn’t you expect that hype to at least touch a bill?

This Week’s Openers

Last Week’s Leaders

(7/2/10-7/8/10)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse — $69M
The Last Airbender — $40.6M
Toy Story 3 — $30.2M
Grown Ups — $18.5M
Knight and Day — $10.2M

Times

Dickinson Springfield 8

Despicable Me (PG):
11:25 a.m., 1:50, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20
Predators (R):
11:20 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45
The Last Airbender (PG):
11:10 a.m., 1:45, 4:05, 7:45, 10:15
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13):
11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:40, 2:10, 4:20, 4:50, 7:00, 7:30, 9:40, 10:10
Grown Ups (PG-13):
11:15 a.m., 2:00, 5:00, 7:40, 10:00
Knight and Day (PG-13):
11:05 a.m., 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:50
Toy Story 3 (G):
3D (G):
11:15 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35

Hollywood Theaters College Station

Despicable Me (PG):
3D
11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 2:00, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 9:00, 9:30
Predators (R):
11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25
The Last Airbender (PG):
3D
11:40 a.m., 12:10, 2:10, 2:40, 4:35, 5:05, 7:05, 7:35, 9:35, 10:05
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG):
12:50, 1:20, 1:50, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40
Grown Ups (PG-13):
11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:25, 6:55, 10:15
Knight and Day (PG):
11:05 a.m., 1:40 p.m., 4:20, 6:50, 9:50
Toy Story 3(PG):
12:00, 2:35, 5:15, 8:00, 10:30
3D
11:25 a.m., 2:05, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55
The A-Team (PG-13):
1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00
The Karate Kid (2010) (PG):
12:15, 3:30, 6:35, 9:45

Moxie Cinema

The Secret in Their Eyes (R):
6:30, 9:15
Waking Sleeping Beauty (PG):
6:45
A Town Called Panic (NR):
8:45
Times at Moxie fluctuate during the week. Double check here.

Palace Theater

Get Him to the Greek (R):
11:55 a.m., 2:15, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20, 11:35
Marmaduke (PG):
12:10, 2:25, 4:35, 6:50, 9:00, 11:10
The Back-Up Plan (PG-13):
12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:30, 11:35
Date Night (PG-13):
4:35, 6:40, 8:50, 11:00
Clash of the Titans (PG-13):
11:50 a.m., 2:05, 4:30, 6:45, 9:05, 11:25
How to Train Your Dragon (PG):
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25
The Bounty Hunter (PG-13):
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25
Free Willy (PG):
10:00 a.m., 12:30

Wehrenberg Campbell 16

Despicable Me (PG):
11:00 a.m., 1:30, 3:50, 6:10, 8:25
3D
12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:35
Predators (R):
10:50 a.m., 1:25, 4:00, 6:35, 9:10, 11:40
Digital Projection
11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10
The Last Airbender (PG):
12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35
3D
10:45 a.m., 1:20, 3:50, 6:25, 9:05
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG):
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:35, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30
Grown Ups (PG-13):
11:35 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45
Knight and Day (PG-13):
12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20
Toy Story 3 (G):
11:05 a.m., 12:25, 1:40, 3:10, 4:15, 6:05, 8:45
3D
11:25 a.m., 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00
The A-Team (PG-13):
6:50, 9:40
The Karate Kid (2010) (PG):
12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:40
Winter’s Bone
11:20 a.m., 1:50 p.m., 4:20, 6:45, 9:10