Hollywood eyes biggest summer box office

Hollywood is on course for its biggest ever summer box office in the US despite several high profile flops. Big budget films “The Lone Ranger”, Will Smith's “After Earth” and animation “Turbo” all hugely underperformed in America. However, figures show studio films have earned $4.1bn, close to 2011's previous high of $4.4bn.
Sci-fi “Elysium”, starring Matt Damon, topped this week's North American chart earning $30.5m in its opening weekend. In a crowded week for new releases, Jennifer Aniston's comedy “We're The Millers” took the second slot, followed by Disney animation “Planes”.
The summer flops have been offset by the success of films such as “World War Z” - which has crossed the $500m global takings mark, and the doomsday comedy “This Is the End”, which has made $96m - three-times its budget.
Animations “Despicable Me 2” and Monsters University also earned huge box office numbers worldwide.

Source: BBC