Monday June 1, 2009 9:17 pm
Box Office Breakdown: Disney/Pixar Flying High with Up
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
The word “Pixar” always seems to generate smiles, and that’s exactly what Up did for Disney.
Over the weekend, the Cannes Film Festival opener generated $68.1 million, over $40 million more than its nearest competitor. The movie - which was also offered in 3D - also bested last year’s Wall-E (by $5 million) and had Pixar’s 3rd-best debut. (The Incredibles opened to $70.5 million in 2004; Finding Nemo grossed $70.3 million in 2003.)
Friday’s other new wide release, Drag Me to Hell, scared up only $15.8 million for a 4th place finish. Although it originally looked as if the horror film would surpass Terminator Salvation, the final numbers were $8 million below Sunday’s projections.
Another noteworthy mention: Star Trek officially crossed the $200 million mark after only four weeks in release. The Paramount feature is now the first movie of the year to reach that achievement.
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- Up, Disney, $68,108,790 (avg. $18,085)
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 20th Century Fox, $24,353,868 (avg. $5939)
- Terminator Salvation, Warner Bros., $16,433,365 (avg. $4562)
- Drag Me to Hell, Universal, $15,825,480 (avg. $6310)
- Star Trek, Paramount, $12,613,727 (avg. $3597)
- Angels & Demons, Sony, $11,353,340 (avg. $3278)
- Dance Flick, Paramount, $4,743,636 (avg. $1929)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 20th Century Fox, $3,873,377 (avg. $1712)
- Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Warner Bros., $1,911,401 (avg. $1318)
- Obsessed, Sony, $657,001 (avg. $968)
(You can review last week’s numbers here.)
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