My Life in Ruins

Weekend Box Office Report – THE HANGOVER Takes Off With $43 Million But UP Is Still On Top

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: June 7th, 2009 at 10:11 am

Back in January, when a little sleeper hit called “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” dominated the box office, I was left scratching my head.  What the hell was going on here? A little comedy, with a dearth of major stars, is topping $140 million?  Something seemed amiss. Five months later, however, I have no problem championing the similar ascendancy of another little comedy that could – “The Hangover”.  Todd Phillips’ follow-up to “Old School” briefly challenged Pixar’s “Up” for the top spot on Friday thanks to its $16.5 million debut.  As expected, Saturday’s figures helped “Up” rise to the top for a second week – but “The Hangover” was not left far behind.  Both films surpassed early estimates, which just leaves “Land of the Lost” to make fun of.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Up	$44,244,000	$137,316,000
2	The Hangover	$43,275,000	$43,275,000
3	Land of the Lost	$19,524,000	$19,524,000
4	Night at the Museum 2	$14,650,000	$127,341,000
5	Star Trek	$8,400,000	$222,802,000
6	Terminator Salvation	$8,475,000	$105,495,000
7	Drag Me to Hell	$7,342,000	$28,534,000
8	Angels & Demons	$6,500,000	$116,125,000
9	My Life in Ruins	$3,225,000	$3,225,000
10	Dance Flick	$2,000,000	$22,667,000

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