‘Up’ Takes The Weekend Box Office Into The Stratosphere With $68.2 million


pixar-up-frame1Pixar’s latest instant classic, “Up,” took off to the sum of $68.2 million for the weekend. In comparison, it took last weekend’s winner, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” four days to gross $70.

“Up” was the third biggest opening in Disney animated film history after “The Incredibles” and “Finding Nemo” which grossed around $70 million in their opening weekends.

Here are the top ten films for the weekend according to Box Office Mojo

1. “Up,” $68.2 million

2. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” $25.5 million, $105.2 million to date.

3. “Drag Me to Hell,” $16.6 million

4. “Terminator: Salvation,”$16.1 million, $90.6 million to date.

5. “Star Trek,” $12.8 million, $209 million to date.

6. “Angels & Demons,” $11.2 million, $104.7 million to date.

7. “Dance Flick,” $4.9 million, $19.2 million to date.

8. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” $3.9 million, $170 million to date.

9. “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” $1.9 million, $50 million to date.

10. “Brothers Bloom,” $652,000, $1.38 million to date.


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