Tuesday May 26, 2009 4:53 pm
Box Office Breakdown: Ben Stiller Defeats Christian Bale
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Religious, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Was it a result of Christian Bale’s rant? The presence of that other science fiction movie? Or the lack of family-friendly fare?
When the dust from the weekend settled, a surprising entry emerged as the winner. Despite the country’s current love for action sequels/prequels, a much calmer feature - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - was the choice for entertainment this holiday. Ben Stiller’s comedy follow-up raked in $70 million giving the actor his best live-action debut ever. Smithsonian also became the best PG-rated opener for Memorial Day.
Museum‘s victory meant a disappointing 2nd place finish for Terminator Salvation. Although the saga’s fourth installment earned more than T3‘s debut, its $51.9 million gross ($65.3 million since Thursday) put it nowhere near the estimated $200 million budget. The numbers did give director McG, though, his best premiere since 2000’s Charlie’s Angels.
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- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 20th Century Fox, $70,052,004 (avg. $17,103)
- Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros., $51,943,726 (avg. $14,715)
- Star Trek, Paramount, $29,380,384 (avg. $7249)
- Angels & Demons, Sony, $27,413,992 (avg. $7773)
- Dance Flick, Paramount, $12,622,450 (avg. $5152)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 20th Century Fox, $9,910,686 (avg. $3114)
- Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Warner Bros., $4,767,809 (avg. $2114)
- Obsessed, Sony, $2,424,470 (avg. $1512)
- Monsters vs. Aliens, Dreamworks, $2,060,680 (avg. $1437)
- 17 Again, Warner Bros., $1,292,506 (avg. $1168)
(You can review last week’s numbers here.)
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