Weekend Box Office
1) Up $44.2 million
2) The Hangover $43.2 million
3) Land of the Lost $19.5 million
4) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $14.6 million
5) Star Trek $8.4 million
6) Terminator Salvation $8.1 million
7) Drag Me to Hell $7.3 million
8) Angels & Demons $6.5 million
9) My Life in Ruins $3.2 million
10) Dance Flick $2 million
Disney/Pixar's Up remained at the top of the box office charts this weekend, pulling in another $44.2 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 $137 million, making it a certified hit. Coming in at number ten on the all-time best box office earnings score chart for a Pixar film, Up still has a long road to hoe before it beats Finding Nemo's number one status. Pixar's popular fish tale managed to earn $339 million back in 2003.
The race for second and third place was an effortless beat down. The R rated comedy The Hangover, which stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zack Galifianakis as three friends searching for their groom the day after his bachelor party, scored a hefty $43.2 million, leaving this week's other big budget comedy, Land of the Lost, in the dust. Though it came in at third place, Will Ferrell's hip retooling of the Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning kids' show only managed to bring in $19.5 million. Word of mouth has crushed its success, and it's unlikely we will be hearing from Marshal, Will, and Holly ever again.
Star Trek crept back into the top five after being knocked down to the number seven spot last week. Making another $8.4 million, the film now has a cumulative take of $222 million, making it one of the biggest films of the year thus far. Nia Vardalos return to Greece in My Life in Ruins, the only other major film debuting this week, opened at number nine with $3.2 million, playing on less than half the screens of its competitors.
On the arthouse scene, Sam Mendes' latest comedy Away We Go pulled in $143,000 playing at just four theaters. That makes it the film with the best per screen average, pulling in $35,750 at each of its locations. Martin Provost's French drama Seraphine made $39,500 playing on six screens, while Aaron Woodley's young adult drama Tennessee pulled in $10,000 playing on fifteen screens.
Up could stay locked in its number one position next week, as three R rated films are set to open in unison. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Blood: The Last Vampire, and Moon will debut against Eddie Murphy's PG rated kids' film Imagine That. It will be an interesting weekend, to be sure.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My Life in Ruins was released June 5th, 2009 and stars Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall, Ian Ogilvy. The film is directed by Donald Petrie.
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Newkill3000
I thought that Last Vampire already came out.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
slysnide
that's a perfect title "ikilledbill2wice." the probable failure of this upcoming Eddie Murphy flick should prompt him to abandon these flicks for the comedies he used to do.
3 years agoby @slysnideFlag
CelluloidDreams
"My Life in Ruins" was Ok..not Nia Vardalos's strongest film ...
I had 100% no interest in "Land of the Lost" ...I thought the Tv show as a kid was stupid...and the movie looks the same ...and the reviews confirmed it!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Newkill3000
I've seen Up and wish i hadn't, because it really is a pile of sh*t.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
ed_wood
The Hangover is so funny, but I was disappointed with Land of the Lost. It just wasn't good. I had to see Up again to get it out of my head.
3 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
stanazol
I'm another really puzzled by all the bad press for T4. For me it felt like a continuation from the original, without all the cutesy bullsh!t humour of 2 or 3. Its a really good ACTION movie, and a lot of people, especially critics, seem to forget that when watching this movie. I wasn't expecting the steel magnolias with cyborgs for f#cks sake!
3 years agoby @stanazolFlag
Mc'Murphy
No!!! Drag Me to Box Office!!
3 years agoby @truthFlag
David-Dvd-1988
Yeah moon looks an absolute gem of a film (cant wait when it comes out over here) but next week i think The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 will just pip up to the number 1 spot!
3 years agoby @david-dvd-1988Flag
ikilledbill2wice
i can already tell, "Moon" will go unnoticed and of all films out there, it should be getting some attention. how is it ive seen like 20 ads for "imagine that". it should be called "imagine that, eddie used to be funny"
3 years agoby @ikilledbill2wiceFlag
Chad Vital
Just watched The Hangover, funny as sh*t lol.
3 years agoby @chad-vitalFlag
The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze
this looks about right. Pixar so far can do no wrong, An Hangover was hillarious! great movie deserves its place while Ferrel has been going down hill for awhile now. Hopefully Hollywood takes notice of the fact that people wont see every half assed attempt at a long dead francise remake an start coming "UP" with some original ideas. heres hopeing
3 years agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag
ShadowfoxSC
Kool Up was awesome I want to see then hangover and Terminator wasnt all that great I think it was good better the T3.
3 years agoby @shadowscFlag
WiseGuy
Up might go for three in a row.
The Hangover was AWESOME, Second best of the summer. Land of the Lost wasnt that good. Up was also great.
3 years agoby @zgcorleone072Flag
slysnide
Star Trek was also a 3.5 for me for numerous reasons (my 115th review currently on my profile page), and T4 was definitely not a 5 star movie given the lack of character development, incorrect timeline in correlation with the original film, and an overall underwhelming story, but everyone's got their opinions i guess.
You're right about Will Ferrel Newkill, he's definitely lost his comedic touch over the past few years, as his childish comedic style which usually scores with fans is now just, well, childish.
And i didn't even see Ice Age 2, but heard it wasn't as good as #1 (typical of youngster aimed cgi flicks), so I agree with TheBD that it most likely won't outgross Up by the end of its box office run, nor do i think it'll match its early weekend intake like that of Up in the past 2 weekends.
3 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Diaigma
My 8 bucks are in UP somewhere. Had to see it again.
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Brainiac
no way IA3 will out gross Up, and The Hangover was f*cking amazing, second best movie so far this summer, Trek being the best.
3 years agoby @thebdFlag
Avian
Good for Up, it's a great movie, and I'm glad Star Trek is still in the top five.
3 years agoby @avian005Flag
iatehisliver
I still think that Ice Age 3 will outgross Up
3 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag
Newkill3000
The Hangover was number one on Friday. Guess it couldn't hold on. Terminator 4 deserves better than 3.5 stars. It's a five star flick. Looks like Will Ferrell has lost his touch in blockbusters.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
soylent green Lantern
The Hangover was amazing. See it. Right now.
Good for Pixar.
3 years agoby @soylentgreenmonkeyFlag
CelluloidDreams
I saw "My Life in Ruins".....Not Nia Vardalos's strongest film ..but still cute and funny!
My Final Rating: C+!
3 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
slysnide
3.5 for Terminator 4, but I'm with you, it wasn't terrible, and is deserving of a sequel...and it got 2! The next is said to film next year for a summer 2011 release of all goes well.
And "Up" staying up at the box office aint surprising. Pixar always succeeds for the first 2 weekends at least.
3 years agoby @slysnideFlag
deeman138
I don't understand why everyone is saying that Terminator Salvation was a bad movie, it wasn't. It was a more then decent film, why is everyone saying it was terrible? I hope they do the sequal cause I would defiently see it.
3 years agoby @deeman138Flag
Newkill3000
Hey, Jono, I'm 100% with you. I'm a yank, and I'm pissed that so many critics are bitching about that great movie. F*ck them. There going to come out with two more, regardless. Don't worry Jono we'll see I'll trilogy. Because I know it's going to make tons overseas. And don't forget about Dvd and tv deals. This movie will make it all up. So f*ck those basterds.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
jono1018
terminator is getting a bum rap of u yanks it should have more money we need another terminator film
3 years agoby @jono1018Flag
Newkill3000
I Imagine That Eddie Murphy film will open number 8.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag
splatterfilms
We'll see...
3 years agoby @splatterfilmsFlag
Newkill3000
Really. Up taking down two big stars in Pelham, I highly doubt it.
3 years agoby @newkill200Flag