BOX OFFICE BEAT DOWN: The Hangover Hangs in at Number One with $33.4 Million

Weekend Box Office:

1) The Hangover $33.4 million
2) Up $30.5 million
3) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 $25 million
4) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $9.6 million
5) Land of the Lost $9.1 million
6) Imagine That $5.7 million
7) Star Trek $5.6 million
8) Terminator Salvation $4.6 million
9) Angels & Demons $4.2 million
10) Drag Me to Hell $3.8 million

Todd Phillip's surprise hit of the summer The Hangover held its first place position for a second straight week in a row. The R rated comedy, which stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zack Galifianakis as three friends searching for their groom the day after the bachelor party, scored an impressive $33.4 million, pushing its cumulative take past the hundred million dollar mark. Having earned $105.3 million, The Hangover has surpassed most other second week grosses this year.

Coming in with a strong second place finish was Disney/Pixar's Up, which pulled in another $30.5 million. The film, which follows a 78-year-old balloon salesman named Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) as he fulfils his lifelong dream of visiting the wilds of South America, has now earned $187 million, pushing it further up Pixar's all-time best list. It has successfully moved ahead of A Bug's Life to become the number nine most successful Pixar film of all time. Look for it to continue to climb up this chart for the rest of the summer.

This week's new releases didn't fair quite as well. Tony Scott's remake of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, which stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta going head to head in a hostage negotiation situation, opened at number three, bringing in just $25 million. The biggest loser of the week was Eddie Murphy, whose kid friendly flick Imagine That dropped in at number six, earning a measly $5.7 million.

Quite a few indie films opened on the arthouse circuit this week. Robert Kenner's documentary Food, Inc. had the highest per screen average, scoring an impressive $21,000 on each of its three screens for a total of $63,000. Coming in a close second was Duncan Jones' sci-fi thriller Moon, starring Sam Rockwell. The film took in $18,125 from its eight screens, bringing its cumulative take to $145,000. And in third place was Francis Ford Coppolla's family drama Tetro, which earned $15,650 playing on just two screens for a total take of $31,300.

Next weekend will be a comedy showdown as Jack Black and Michael Cera live through Year One, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds get engaged in The Proposal, and Larry David grumbles himself through Woody Allen's latest comedy Whatever Works. Who will win is anybody's guess.

The Hangover was released June 5th, 2009 and stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong. The film is directed by Todd Phillips.

Up was released May 29th, 2009 and stars Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye. The film is directed by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 was released June 12th, 2009 and stars Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, Ramon Rodriguez, James Gandolfini. The film is directed by Tony Scott.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was released May 22nd, 2009 and stars Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan. The film is directed by Shawn Levy.

Imagine That was released June 12th, 2009 and stars Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi, Ronny Cox, Stephen Rannazzisi, Nicole Ari Parker, DeRay Davis, Vanessa Williams. The film is directed by Karey Kirkpatrick.

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.

Terminator Salvation was released May 21st, 2009 and stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common. The film is directed by McG.

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.

Drag Me to Hell was released May 29th, 2009 and stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza, Chelcie Ross, Reggie Lee. The film is directed by Sam Raimi.


Sources: Paulington James Christensen III

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Comments (7)

  1. Newkill3000

    I thought the original was a piece of sh*t. This new one is way better. If you ask me the original was just as silly as this new one. I hope you don't really think Public Enemies is going to be good.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  2. CelluloidDreams

    To be honest ....the remake or retelling of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" ...Um ..STUNK!!! IT WAS DULL!

    It was very slow moving...the reason for te hijacking was silly and John Travolta was so over the top! John Travolta should be nomianted for a Razzie for "Worst Actor"!!

    Denzel Washington looked very bored!!! Director Tony Scott did cool things with maps of New York .b ut overall silly!!!

    Final Rating: D-

    Damn this Summer Season of 2099 films stink.... Can't wait for "Public Enemies" (2009)!!!

    3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag

  3. Newkill3000

    Yeah, and it's budget was only like around 33 mil. I assume that it might even get to the 200 mil mark by the way it's looking.

    3 years agoby @newkill200Flag

  4. slysnide

    Hangover's overall B.O.R. (box office revenue) is impressive, given that it's a summer comedy that's only been out for almost a full 11 days.

    3 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  5. The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze

    gotta agree with Newkill hopefully Hangover "hangs" in there to make it three weeks in a row. year one jus doesent look intresting. I cant stand Michael Cera an Black is getting old fast

    3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag

  6. Shelley

    It is a shame that Moon only had a limited release because I have been hearing a lot of good things about it.

    3 years agoby @shelleyFlag

  7. JonSpidey07

    no surprise here
    everyone's talking about the Hangover
    Pelham 123's trailer didnt excite me much anyways
    and Eddie Murphy's career has fallen so much since Norbit

    3 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag

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