Hangover Made A Record in Second Weekend Box Office
>> Jun 15, 2009
When last weekend “The Hangover” turned out as the new champion in the box office, this weekend, the already one of the biggest R-rated comedy openings of all time is still remain as the top box-office draw for a second-straight week with a fantastic gross of $33.4 million, and a domestic cumulative total of $105.4 million. A well written funny comedy and word of mouth really helped it stay on top.
Though not able to maintain its top position for the second week or third week, Disney-Pixar’s 3D animation “Up” is still high with its box office taken. After a $44 million haul in the previous frame, the animated adventure earned $30.5 million, and drops a still fantastic 31%. The family flick has now grossed a fantastic $187.2 million, already out-grossing its large production budget of $175 million. It also now officially becomes the third highest domestic gross of 2009, behid "Star Trek" ($232 million) and "Monsters vs Aliens" ($195 million).
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” is absolutely right to its point, count to three and exactly goes to the third position in its opening weekend. The film earned an okay $25 million despite starring A-listers Denzel Washington and John Travolta (compare it to “Hangover” which starring the largely unknown cast). Reviews were split right down the middle for this film, with RottenTomatoes recording a score of 51%, with 61 critics liking it, and 59 not.
“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” managed to take the number four spot after four weekends of play. Museum 2 had a much better weekend than last week bomb “Land of the Lost,” as The Ben Stiller comedy pulled in another $9.6 million and drops a not bad 34%. Meanwhile, after a poor opening last weekend at only $18.8 million, the Will Ferrell flick gets drubbed again, recording another poor showing of only $9.2 million.
Following the unsuccessful Will Ferrell this summer, another veteran comedian, Eddie Murphy also suffered a rough weekend with his newest family pic "Imagine That" which came in below expectations in grossing $5.7 million from 3,008 theaters. The Paramount pic placed No. 6 and had a budget of $55 million. "Imagine" is Murphy's first movie since last summer's bomb "Meet Dave," which also misfired in opening to $5.4 million and earning a total of $11.8 million.
In limited release, the feature debut of David Bowie's 38-year-son Duncan Jones, opened strongly. "Moon," starring Sam Rockwell as an astronaut, who confronts a clone of himself while mining lunar helium, earned $145,000 from just eight theaters in New York and Los Angeles. The Sony Pictures Classics release expands across the United States throughout June and July.
Below are the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday (6/12/09-6/14/09) at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Rank – Film Title – Estimated Gross – Running Total
1 – The Hangover – $33,415,000 – $105,389,000
2 – Up – $30,515,000 – $187,179,000
3 – The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 – $25,000,000 – $25,000,000
4 – Battle of the Smithsonian – $9,600,000 – $143,446,805
5 – Land of the Lost – $9,153,060 – $34,979,580
6 – Imagine That – $5,700,000 – $5,700,000
7 – Star Trek – $5,600,000 – $232,028,000
8 – Terminator Salvation – $4,695,000 – $113,831,000
9 – Angels & Demons – $4,200,000 – $123,300,000
10 – Drag Me to Hell – $3,864,100 – $35,145,990
Sources: Box Office Prophets, Yahoo Movie News
Though not able to maintain its top position for the second week or third week, Disney-Pixar’s 3D animation “Up” is still high with its box office taken. After a $44 million haul in the previous frame, the animated adventure earned $30.5 million, and drops a still fantastic 31%. The family flick has now grossed a fantastic $187.2 million, already out-grossing its large production budget of $175 million. It also now officially becomes the third highest domestic gross of 2009, behid "Star Trek" ($232 million) and "Monsters vs Aliens" ($195 million).
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” is absolutely right to its point, count to three and exactly goes to the third position in its opening weekend. The film earned an okay $25 million despite starring A-listers Denzel Washington and John Travolta (compare it to “Hangover” which starring the largely unknown cast). Reviews were split right down the middle for this film, with RottenTomatoes recording a score of 51%, with 61 critics liking it, and 59 not.
“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” managed to take the number four spot after four weekends of play. Museum 2 had a much better weekend than last week bomb “Land of the Lost,” as The Ben Stiller comedy pulled in another $9.6 million and drops a not bad 34%. Meanwhile, after a poor opening last weekend at only $18.8 million, the Will Ferrell flick gets drubbed again, recording another poor showing of only $9.2 million.
Following the unsuccessful Will Ferrell this summer, another veteran comedian, Eddie Murphy also suffered a rough weekend with his newest family pic "Imagine That" which came in below expectations in grossing $5.7 million from 3,008 theaters. The Paramount pic placed No. 6 and had a budget of $55 million. "Imagine" is Murphy's first movie since last summer's bomb "Meet Dave," which also misfired in opening to $5.4 million and earning a total of $11.8 million.
In limited release, the feature debut of David Bowie's 38-year-son Duncan Jones, opened strongly. "Moon," starring Sam Rockwell as an astronaut, who confronts a clone of himself while mining lunar helium, earned $145,000 from just eight theaters in New York and Los Angeles. The Sony Pictures Classics release expands across the United States throughout June and July.
Below are the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday (6/12/09-6/14/09) at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Rank – Film Title – Estimated Gross – Running Total
1 – The Hangover – $33,415,000 – $105,389,000
2 – Up – $30,515,000 – $187,179,000
3 – The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 – $25,000,000 – $25,000,000
4 – Battle of the Smithsonian – $9,600,000 – $143,446,805
5 – Land of the Lost – $9,153,060 – $34,979,580
6 – Imagine That – $5,700,000 – $5,700,000
7 – Star Trek – $5,600,000 – $232,028,000
8 – Terminator Salvation – $4,695,000 – $113,831,000
9 – Angels & Demons – $4,200,000 – $123,300,000
10 – Drag Me to Hell – $3,864,100 – $35,145,990
Sources: Box Office Prophets, Yahoo Movie News
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