Weekend Wrap-Up
Hangover Still Strong But Bullock Breaks Out
By John Hamann
June 21, 2009
All of this success usually means someone has to lose, and the loser this weekend is The Taking of Pellham 1 2 3. Despite starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, and not having any new action competition this weekend, Pellham took it on the chin, bringing in only $11.3 million and dropping a severe 52%. Word-of-mouth seems to be all going to The Hangover and Up, so Pellham suffers badly this weekend. The Taking of Pellham 1 2 3 has a domestic total of $43.3 million.
Sixth goes to Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. After a lower-than-expected opening frame ($54 million) and a calamitous drop in its second weekend (54%), Night at the Museum has leveled off nicely. This weekend's gross comes in at $7.3 million, and compares nicely to last weekend's gross of $9.6 million, as it finishes with a drop of only 24%. The production that cost $150 million to make has now earned $156 million domestically, and over $175 million from overseas cinemas.
Despite finishing last weekend with a little above half of Land of the Lost's gross, Star Trek – in its seventh frame - is able to climb over the Will Ferrell comedy. The Star Trek reboot earned another $4.7 million and slips a very slim 14%. The JJ Abrams directed flick has now earned a powerful $239.4 million.
Eighth is the ugly Land of the Lost. The Will Ferrell flick earned only $4 million and drops a woeful 56% in this frame after dropping 52% last weekend. The $100 million Universal comedy with the $200 million negative cost now has a total of $43.7 million, and looks to finish just above $50 million.
Ninth goes to Imagine That, which continues to struggle a bit after bombing with a $5 million opening last weekend. The Eddie Murphy family film earned $3.1 million and drops 44%. The $55 million film now has a gross of $11.4 million.
Finally in tenth is Terminator Salvation, as it spends its last weekend in the top ten. The Christian Bale step backward earned $3.1 million in its fifth weekend, and drops 36%. Terminator Salvation now has a domestic gross of $119.5 million, and an overseas take of about $165 million.
Overall, the weekend box office finally has a frame that beats last year. Over the June 20-22, 2008 frame, the box office, Get Smart led the pack with $38.7 million, but the Love Guru flopped, leaving the top 12 films with a $138.4 million gross. This year, thanks to a big success from The Proposal and a great hold from The Hangover, the top 12 took in $140.7 million. Next weekend, things will be even bigger, when Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen appears.
| 1 |
The Proposal |
Touchstone Pictures |
$34,114,000 |
$33,627,598 |
New |
$33,627,598 |
| 2 |
The Hangover |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$26,855,000 |
$26,753,473 |
- 18.4% |
$152,817,015 |
| 3 |
Up |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$21,336,000 |
$23,492,677 |
- 23.6% |
$226,268,932 |
| 4 |
Year One |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$20,200,000 |
$19,610,304 |
New |
$19,610,304 |
| 5 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$11,300,000 |
$12,034,899 |
New |
$44,067,224 |
| 6 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
20th Century Fox |
$7,300,000 |
$7,807,185 |
- 18.8% |
$156,459,744 |
| 7 |
Star Trek |
Paramount |
$4,700,000 |
$5,511,434 |
+ 1.0% |
$240,255,340 |
| 8 |
Land of the Lost |
Universal |
$3,975,750 |
$4,358,945 |
- 51.5% |
$44,055,510 |
| 9 |
Imagine That |
Paramount Pictures |
$3,100,000 |
$3,290,227 |
- 40.2% |
$11,541,605 |
| 10 |
Terminator Salvation |
Warner Bros. |
$3,070,000 |
$3,284,230 |
New |
$119,727,528 |
| 11 |
Angels & Demons |
Sony/Columbia |
$2,800,000 |
$2,820,196 |
- 31.4% |
$128,158,818 |
| 12 |
Drag Me to Hell |
Universal Pictures |
$1,919,860 |
$1,974,375 |
- 49.8% |
$39,234,860 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
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Brighton Rock |
Rialto |
N/A |
$10,626 |
New |
$10,626 |
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Tetro |
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$55,423 |
$57,405 |
+ 76.9% |
$113,231 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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