'Monsters' tops female cop comedy 'The Heat' at box office

By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud (Reuters) - Animated prequel "Monsters University" took home its second U.S. and Canadian box office title with $46.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, fending off a red-hot debut from Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in female buddy comedy "The Heat." Outpacing industry projections, "The Heat" nabbed $40 million from Friday through Sunday and finished in second place, according to studio estimates. Big-budget, explosion-filled "White House Down" fell short of expectations with $25. ...

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