(Hanks visits the place where they burned his old forehead)

As expected, Angels & Demons won the box office over the weekend, though its $48 million take was slightly below studio expectations, and well below the $77.1 million debut of The Da Vinci Code.  All in all it did okay, was mediocre not great, and will probably be forgotten by next weekend.  It’s basically the Olive Garden of movie franchises. Elsewhere, Star Trek was only down 46% off its opening weekend – a small drop, especially when you consider Wolverine was down 68% in its second weekend.  Trek‘s total take now stands at $147.6 million to Wolverine‘s $151.1 (and closing fast, I imagine).

The weekend boasted only two other high profile pics, both in limited release. Jennifer Aniston’s “Management” got a pink slip from moviegoers, grossing just $378,420 from 212 screens for a measly per-screen average of $1,785. Meanwhile, the caper comedy “The Brothers Bloom” was a bright spot on the specialty side, ringing up $82,000 from four theaters for a $20,500 per-theater haul. [CNN]

Now all that’s left to figure out is who the hell keeps seeing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

(in millions)

  1. Angels & Demons, $48 million
  2. Star Trek, $43 million, $147.6 total
  3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $14.8, $151.1 total
  4. Ghost of Girlfriends Past, $6.9, $40 total
  5. Obsessed, $4.5, $62.6 total
  6. 17 Again, $3.4, $58.4 total
  7. Monsters vs. Aliens, $3, $190.6 total
  8. The Soloist, $2.4, $27.5 total
  9. Next Day Air, $2.28, $7.64 total
  10. Earth, $1.68, $29 total

[via BoxOfficeMojo]