The streak of box office victories for action thrillers ended this weekend as as “Terminator: Salvation” fell to family film “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”
“Museum” earned an estimated $70 million over the four day holiday weekend, an advantage of more than $16 million over “Salvation,” which grossed $53.8 million this weekend. Adding in “Terminator”‘s Thursday showings still doesn’t change the hierarchy; its cumulative gross so far is $67.2 million.
The two new films still collectively dominated the box office, with “Star Trek” coming in third on $29.4 million. “Angels & Demons,” last week’s winner, dropped to fourth with $27.7 million while new release “Dance Flick” made little impact at fifth with $13.1 million.
WEEKEND TOP TEN:
1) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – $70 million
2) Terminator: Salvation – $53.8 million ($67.2 million)
3) Star Trek – $29.4 million ($191 million)
4) Angels & Demons – $27.7 million ($87.8 million)
5) Dance Flick – $13.1 million
6) X-Men Origins: Wolverine – $10.1 million ($165.4 million)
7) Ghost of Girlfriends Past – $4.8 million ($47 million)
8) Obsessed – $2.5 million ($66.4 million)
9) Monsters vs. Aliens – $1.9 million ($193.5 million)
10) 17 Again – $1.3 million ($60.6 million)