Weekend Box Office
1) Angels & Demons $48 million
2) Star Trek $43 million
3) X-Men Origins: Wolverine $14.8 million
4) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past $6.8 million
5) Obsessed $4.5 million
6) 17 Again $3.4 million
7) Monsters Vs. Aliens $3 million
8) The Soloist $2.4 million
9) Next Day Air $2.2 million
Angels & Demons, Ron Howard's follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, failed to stir up much controversy this past week. But that didn't stop Robert Langdon from racing into the top spot on the box office charts this weekend. The Dan Brown adaptation didn't achieve the same opening weekend success that its predecessor received when it premiered back in May of 2006, when The Da Vinci Code pulled in an impressive $77 million, nearly double that of this new adventure. But it is still being considered a modest summer hit.
Star Trek continued to go at warp speed, pulling in another $43 million during its second weekend of release. That puts its cumulative grosses at $147 million, making it the most successful Star Trek film of all-time. While no sequel has been announced yet, its speculated that a second film will go into pre-production before the end of the year.
The only other major film to be released this weekend was the Steve Zahn/Jennifer Aniston comedy Management. It opened in 212 theaters, pulling in an estimated $378,000 to take the number 16 spot on the box office charts. The film with the highest per screen average was Summer Hours, which opened in two theaters, pulling in $48,200. Following in second place was the highly touted The Brothers Bloom, which nabbed $82,000 on four screens.
Next weekend belongs to one man, and he is John Connor! That's right, America. Terminator Salvation is finally making its debut, and Robert Langdon doesn't stand a chance.
Angels & Demons was released May 15th, 2009 and stars Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Thure Lindhardt. The film is directed by Ron Howard.
Star Trek was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was released May 1st, 2009 and stars Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch. The film is directed by Gavin Hood.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past was released May 1st, 2009 and stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Emma Stone, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, Anne Archer. The film is directed by Mark Waters.
17 Again was released April 17th, 2009 and stars Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry, Tyler Steelman, Allison Miller, Sterling Knight, Michelle Trachtenberg. The film is directed by Burr Steers.
Monsters Vs. Aliens was released March 27th, 2009 and stars Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd. The film is directed by Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon.
Next Day Air was released May 8th, 2009 and stars Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Darius McCrary, Cisco Reyes, Yasmin Deliz. The film is directed by Benny Boom.
Management was released May 15th, 2009 and stars Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Margo Martindale, Fred Ward, James Hiroyuki Liao, Woody Harrelson, Katie O'Grady, Yolanda Suarez. The film is directed by Stephen Belber.
Summer Hours was released May 15th, 2009 and stars Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Sadoyan, Kyle Eastwood. The film is directed by Olivier Assayas.
The Brothers Bloom was released May 29th, 2009 and stars Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Maximilian Schell, Ricky Jay, Zachary Gordon. The film is directed by Rian Johnson.
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J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Angels & Demons was awesome, i enjoyed it more than Da Vinci Code. Ok they took out my fav scene from the book (the battle with Janus & Langdon in the fountain), but i was ok with it.
It was cool.
I dunno about T4 being number one next week, i see NOTM2 snagging it.
2 reasons
T4 ain't been released over here and its getting very awful reviews makings it decreasing in cinema screens over here in the UK.
But i'm still up to seeing it.
NOTM2 is a family film and its in both the US & UK, means more profit.
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
Diaigma
Da da da-DA DUH!!!
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
spideykea
Star Trek's still doin great. Cool.
3 years agoby @spideykeaFlag
iatehisliver
nothing to see this weekend till i think year 1
3 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag
CelluloidDreams
"Management" W./Jennifer Aniston looks funny and cute...I hope it opens here in Phoenix, Arizona..I also would like to see "The Brothers Bloom" W./Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
CelluloidDreams
Well I was dragged to "Star Trek" since nothing really exciting opened ...and I really had no interest in "Angels & Demons"....
Well "Star Trek" ...suckee ..I would give it a C- .....the film needed serious work ...
I went went with a total of 4 people ...all of us would give "Star Trek" C- to D+!
Nothing really new or thrilling .....
I loved the book: "The Da Vinci Code" ..but Ron Howard's film adaptation sucked ...he lost 1/2 th book on the floor ...that is why I didn't care to see "Angels & Demons" ...I will wait for cheap theater or DVD!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
mystery-man
i didnt think star trek was gonna do that good and i thought wolverine was gonna do much better and make as much money as the spiderman films because everyone likes wolverine the movie was good but i really wanna see terminator salvation looks awesome
3 years agoby @nivleFlag
deadjedi
I'm of the opinion that the book Angels & Demons was much better than The DaVinci Code. And the movie was a fairly accurate translation--with the exception of the ending.
3 years agoby @deadjediFlag
systemof9191
star trek was amazing, but i wanted to orignally see angels and demons, but with terminator coming out, idk if i will
3 years agoby @systemof9191Flag
shankanizer88
whole*
3 years agoby @shankanizer88Flag
shankanizer88
angels and demons was amazing! it will keep you on the edge of your seat the hole time!... but then of course Ive been waiting to read the book until i saw the movie cause i read the book to I AM LEGEND and DA VINCI CODE before the movie and both of thos sucked compared to the book so im sure the book will be much better!
3 years agoby @shankanizer88Flag
-comrade-
Goblet is the worst of the series, and Watchmen scores a 62% in my book.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
reelmein
Angels & Demons is not one the movies iam not going to see when in theaters and this being a Summer movie most the time when they do come out they go to number 1...
3 years agoby @reelmeinFlag
Shelley
What about Dance Flick? It comes out this week as well, hehe.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Shelley
Screw you and your stupid spam.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Shelley
Hmm, I think they expected it to do better.
3 years agoby @shelleyFlag
Chad Vital
Well where I live they are playing it Wednesday at midnight for some reason. I noticed that Star Trek did the same thing almost. Is it just my theater or a wide release thing? It's usually like Thursday at midnight if the movie is big. But the last 2 have been a day early, kinda weird, but I'm not complaining lol. Wednesday night Terminator will demolish both of these movies in just the weekend take.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
Brainiac
wait comrade u didn't like Goblet of Fire or Watchmen?
and i;m more impressed with Trek gettin that close to beating Angels and Demons then i am with Angels and Demon's numbers.
3 years agoby @thebdFlag
-comrade-
vamp*
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
-comrade-
You're right amp. Hacky sh*t is definitely not my kind of movie.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
Shadow Of The Day
Cool.
3 years agoby @asifFlag
CB Junior
Terminator is going to demolish the compitetion this weekend. I am just so nervous that it won't be that good. It is one of my favorite franchises, so McG better not let me, or the millions of other fans down!
Also, Night at the Museum doesn't stand a chance, sure it will make a decent amount of money, but it's still going up against Terminator.
3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag
Soylent Green:The Devil's Eyes
Ahhhhh, Christ.
Didjya get it!?
3 years agoby @jcisawesomeFlag
MrBERRY01
I seen it earlier. It was alright. But, I got them early screening tickets to Terminator Salvation while I was there. So I'll be checking that out on Tuesday night... woooo hooo
3 years agoby @mrberry01Flag
JonSpidey07
it's ok
each blockbuster should make their own success
man, Angels & Demons was a much larger step up from 'Da Vinci', God that movie was so slow and boring
can't wait to see how this weekend's competition dukes it out: Terminator: Salvation and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Dance Flick might get lost somewhere
3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
CB Junior
Crap! I wanted Star Trek to take it again.
3 years agoby @cbjuniorFlag
Vamp
I know that, but aside from what you said, I've heard nothing but good things about it, and I'm not really going to take your statement to heart, since you didn't care for "The DaVinci Code," I'm just going to assume it's not your type of movie.
3 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
-comrade-
And Vamp, a big opening weekend does not an awesome movie make. Examples of crappy work that made a good showing: X3, Pirates 3, Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Star Wars Episode III, Goldmember...I'm seeing a pattern here...No, Wait! Goblet of Fire...Wloverine, The Da Vinci Code...Twilight, Fantastic Four, Pearl Harbor, Van Helsing, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Watchmen (3pic fail).
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag
deadjedi
Angels & Demons was just fine until Ron Howard rewrote the ending.
3 years agoby @deadjediFlag
Newkill3000
Wow, Star Trek almost got number one again.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag