UP Tops Box Office
Pixar’s Up safely landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $68.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Directed by Peter Docter, the animated adventure tale opened at 3,766 locations, scoring an average of $18,109 per theater. The story follows a 78-year-old widower who, wishing to fulfill his dream, takes his entire house on a trip to South America.
Last week’s champion, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, dropped to second place. The Ben Stiller vehicle earned another $25.5 million for a domestic total of $105.2 after a strong two-week run.
Debuting at No. 3 with $16.6 million from 2,508 locations was Sam Raimi’s horror flick Drag Me to Hell. In the film, Alison Lohman plays an ambitious loan officer whose life turns into a living hell after she’s cursed by a creepy old lady.
Meanwhile, McG’s actioner Terminator Salvation, starring Christian Bale, took home $16.1 million in fourth place, lifting its total haul to $90.6 million after two weeks in release.
J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek, starring Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine, followed at No. 5 with a weekend gross of $12.8 million and a cume of $209.5 million.
At No. 6, Angels & Demons collected another $11.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $104.7 million. In the Ron Howard-directed film, Tom Hanks reprises his role as Robert Langdon, who heads to the Vatican to solve a murder and help prevent a ruthless terrorist attack.
Dance Flick, the latest spoof comedy by the Wayans brothers, slipped to seventh place this weekend, pulling $4.9 million for a cumulative gross of a mere $19.2 million after two weeks in release.
At the bottom of the top 10, X-Men Origins: Wolverine picked up $3.9 million at No. 8 ($170.8 million total), while Ghosts of Girlfriends Past reached a cume of $50 million thanks to weekend earnings of $1.9 million in ninth place.
Finally, Beyoncé Knowles’ thriller Obsessed finished tenth with $665,000, lifting its domestic total to $67.5 million after six weeks in release.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
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