Pixar kept it real yet again over the weekend, with Up taking $68.2 million, Pixar’s third biggest opening ever (behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo) and the fourth biggest opening of ’09 (behind Star Trek, Wolverine, and 4 Fast 4 Fourious).
Sam Raimi’s similarly well-reviewed Drag Me to Hell earned $16.6 mil and landed in number three (behind Night at the Museum 2) – solid business unless you consider that it was $5 million less than The Strangers made on the same weekend last year. Of course, The Strangers, who could forget The Strangers. Who the f*ck was in that again?
Terminator Salvation is now down $14 million from Terminator 3: That One with the Chick. Ouch. Don’t get me wrong, TermSalv was sucky, but it wasn’t that sucky. The numbers for Angels & Demons were also way off the Da Vinci Code, so hopefully we can expect Tom Hanks to take off his Nic Cage wig (and forehead) any day now and get back to being a respected actor again. A freakishly creaseless forehead is the first segno of a career on decline. See also: Cage, Bob Thornton. (full top 10 after the jump)
1. Up — $68.2M
2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — $25.5M
3. Drag Me to Hell — $16.6M
4. Terminator Salvation — $16.1M
5. Star Trek — $12.8M
6. Angels & Demons — $11.2M
7. Dance Flick — $4.9M
8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine — $3.9M
9. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past — $1.91M
10. Obsessed — $665K
[via BoxOfficeMojo]
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Damn, I was hoping Night at the Museum could pull off the upset.
*Throws away “Stiller fucks ‘Up’” joke*
The good thing about Up is that I can blame it the next time I’m caught with a Boy Scout.
Is Drag Me To Hell the long awaited sequel to La Cage Aux Folles?
*dusts off box of old jokes about ‘The Strangers’*
What? That movie about the circle-jerk club?
Alright fags and Robo, put your serious caps on for a tick. I’m going to see a movie this weekend. I don’t know what’s coming out, but what are your suggestions?
A box of old jokes is different than an old joke box, but only because one is your mother’s vagina.
J-Star Trek
What? I’m serious!
For a bunch of unpaid professional film critics, we sure don’t see a lot of movies.
Up is a fucking slut.
Also, it’s great if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s definitely the funniest film Pixar has made so far.
I haven’t seen Drag Me To Hell but like Vince I have a soft spot (Mouth Pussy) for Raimi.
As for this weekend, you can either have Mike Tyson blow a wad in your hair or see The Hangover.
Actually, Land of the Lost is looking pretty good to me since I’ve seen nearly the entire ’74 series on Sci-Fi last Monday. Despite it’s cheesy production values the writing was fantastic. Lots of Sci-Fi writers wrote for the show making it one the best written shows I’ve ever seen. The characters are memorable, the situations are diverse and complex plus there are motherfucking dinosaurs and monkey people and lizard people. I’m not sure if Ferrell’s will be any good but I’m excited for seeing as the source material is so fantastic.
Truthfully, I’d say that this month is finally the one where there are some good (or hopefully good) movies to watch. It’s been a disappointing year and June looks to be an exception.
Oh crap, I forgot to write a joke. Wait, that’s every one of my posts anyway.
When Shia is old we’ll be referring to him as a MotherFucking Dinosaur. (easy, just like me)
I think I’ll have my kids, so we’ll probably check out Up or LotL. If not, I think it’ll be The Hangover. Thanks ladies.
Fekster, Star Trek will have to be a solo goer. My wife doesn’t care for action movies. She likes comedies and that’s about it.
J, I think “Beer for My Horses” is on CMT this weekend.
Hey, I finally rented The Wrestler over the weekend, Mickey Rourke was awesome. Can I still be a semiprofessional unpaid film critic?
My television doesn’t pick up CMT or BET, Donk.
My wife doesn’t care for action movies. She likes comedies and that’s about it.
All comedy and no action? So I do have a chance of getting her in the sack then.
I’m just worried about what they’ll call the sequel. Up 2: No Good? Up 2: The Highest Heights? (Fuck you, Marry Poppins was fucking hot). Up 2: Late? Up 2: Electric Boogaloo?
You’ve just crystallized my suspicions on why she married me, Robo. Thanks. :-(
I’m not worried about Pixar screwing up a sequel . . . Toy Story 2 was OK.
I still say that Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo is the greatest/funniest sequel title ever devised (other that Up Your Mom 2 In The Pink One In The Stink).
Donk, I’d suggest 2-Up if I didn’t want to date myself.
If Fox were to make the sequel, it would be called Down.
I didn’t see Up this weekend, but I did get fucked up this weekend.
Also opening bigger than Wall-E this weekend? Your mom.
I didn’t see Up or get fucked up this weekend, but I did fuck a Down.
The sequel to Up is gonna be named after my Mom’s favorite kinda drugs…Upper.
CoTW UP.
Drag Me to Hell is quite possibly the best horror flick I’ve seen in a while. Raimi is back in form and I feel like beating him to a pulp (he’s tiny, I could do it) for leaving the genre and going off to make that abortion Spiderman 3.
Plus the cars in the movie. And you have to give love to that big yellow beast who’s survived every flick he’s made.
So, uh … Up is one of them fancy “3D” movies, right?
I say, forget 3D movies. We need more 32DD movies! Starring
Diora Baird!Vince’s mom! And me!