NC scores three No. 1 movies so far in 2013

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Wilmington has spawned a record high of three No. 1 hits at the box office this year,according to The Star News of Wilmington.

“The Conjuring,” ”Iron Man 3″ and “Safe Haven” all we're No. 1 at the box office for a time.

“Iron Man 3,” and “The Conjuring,” earned about $174.2 million and $42 million during their opening weekends, respectively. “Safe Haven” earned around $21.5 million in its first few days in theaters.

Since “Iron Man” kicked off the summer movie season, it has scored more than $1.2 billion in global ticket sales.

“We’re the Millers,” a comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis, is being released this week and was also filmed in Wilmington.

The comedy is projected to gross about $22 million domestically in its opening weekend.

“We’re the Millers” is described as a raunchy comedy about a drug dealer who creates a fake family to move a shipment of marijuana from the U.S. to Mexico.

Source: The Star News of Wilmington