Film Squirrel

The Hangover racked up another $10.5 million from Friday audiences to position itself as the first film of the summer to take the b.o. crown two weeks in a row. It’s expected to make $32 million for the weekend which is a very nice hold from its $45 million boffo opening last week. Disney/Pixar’s Up will most likely be the bridesmaid again continuing its impressive run by adding another $8.9 million and an estimated $30 million for the weekend.

The Denzel Washington/John Travolta starrer The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 made out with $8.3 million and an estimated weekend take of just north of $25 million. Not bad, but not as high as the studio had hoped.

And to the surprise of no one save for ardent fans of Meet Dave, Eddie Murphy’s Imagine That was a huge bomb garnering a measly $1.8 million while playing in over 3000 theaters and an expected $6 million weekend.

Disney/Pixar’s UP had a strong second week hold to finish just ahead of Warner Bros overperforming THE HANGOVER. After consuming a huge $16.5 million Friday opening, The Hangover seemed poised to take the top spot, but matinees and higher-priced 3-D tickets for the toon UP helped it to a 17.8 million Saturday and a $44.2 million weekend that narrowly edged The Hangover’s surprising haul of $43.3 million.

At third, Universal’s LAND OF THE LOST was dead on arrival as aggressive marketing failed to overcome nasty reviews. Pic opened to $19.5 million, which was less than funnyman Will Ferrell’s last television show adaptation BEWITCHED which opened just north of $20 million in 2005.

Rounding out the top 5 were NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM which dropped just 40% to $14.7 million and STAR TREK which continued its impressive run adding another $8.4 million for a new cume of $222.8 million.