'Grown Ups 2' pummels 'Pacific Rim' at the box office

If that synopsis doesn't make the nature of Pacific Rim clear, then let me be blunt. It's an overblown, noisy Saturday morning cartoon with only limited originality and plenty of confusion. When I left the theater, I immediately thought of the cheesy"Grown Ups 2" headed into the weekend tracking ahead of Guillermo del Toro's ambitious sci-fi effort "Pacific Rim" at the box office with a $16-million take Friday night compared with $14.6 million for "Pacific Rim." Those who have seen early ticketPacific Rim could have used similar loyalty. The film became the third straight megabudget movie to underperform. The Guillermo del Toro story of monsters vs. robots claimed $38.3 million and third place. The opening fell short of analysts' projectionsTimes critics evaluate “Pacific Rim,” “Fruitvale Station” and “Crystal Fairy.”Monsters

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