Two dollars.

Terminator Salvation has grossed over $370 million worldwide so far (and still isn’t out on DVD).  Yet this is happening:

Three companies belonging to Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek, owners of the “Terminator” franchise rights and producers of May’s “Terminator Salvation,” have filed for bankruptcy [...] Those owed the most money include a number of top industry law firms such as Greenberg Traurig ($437,618.61); Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, & Shapiro ($120,672.89) and O’Melveny & Myers ($96,565.86). They also owe $25,000 to C2 Pictures, the production company controlled by previous “Terminator” owners Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna.  In addition, one British individual [Orlando Wood]  is owed $3.5 million. There is no reason given for any of the debts.  The three companies each list estimated assets and liabilities totaling between $10 million and $50 million. [The LA Times]

But don’t worry about Anderson and Kubicek.  They’ll be fine:

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In a recent interview, McG revealed that Christian Bale’s outburst wasn’t his first run-in with an actor, and that Bill Murray had actually headbutted him on the set of Charlie’s Angels. As if actors needed more reasons not to work with McG.

“I’m reintroducing the fist-fight to movie sets,” he smiles. “I don’t think there’s been a film I’ve made where there hasn’t been some kind of physical fight. I mean, I’ve been headbutted by an A-list star. Square in the head. An inch later and my nose would have been obliterated.” Will he be revealing any names? “Nah, I probably shouldn’t,” he smiles. “But it was Bill Murray. Y’know, it’s a passionate industry.” [Guardian via Playlist]

It’s hard to tell if he was being serious and I doubt someone from The Guardian would know the difference, but in any case let’s assume McG is an a-hole and no one should work with him ever. There, done.  Who could make Bill Murray so angry he wants to fight?  He’s adorable.  It’d be like getting mauled by a pygmy baby hippo.

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)

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(Note: I know it’s more subtle than usual, but I was hoping you’d read this headline sexually.)

I realize posting videos is pretty lazy of me, but Zach Galifianakis’ interview with Brad Cooper for The Hangover is both funny and movie related, so suck it.  It’s got a cameo by Carrot Top and this line:

“You’re on the cover of Details Magazine.  Which is a really good magazine… if you’ve run out of cologne.”

There, I pointed out a funny part for you.  Jeez this is hard work.  Oh, and elsewhere in not-really-news videos, Sexman reviewed Terminator Salvation.  He liked it.  He also seems to be growing a mustache.  Isn’t he like 14?  So not fair.  Though he is Canadian, meaning his career options are pretty much limited to lumberjack or moose rancher, so it figures he’d want to get a head start on facial hair.
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Night at the Museum 2 mopped the floor with Terminator Salvation, grossing $70 million to Terminator’s $53.8 over the course of the extended weekend. Salvation‘s attendance was actually lower than the last two Terminators, and its numbers were down from Friday to Saturday, “a rarity that could signal disappointing word of mouth.”  Such a shame, it just doesn’t seem fair that the quality of the product should affect its revenue.

Elsewhere, Star Trek overtook Wolverine in domestic revenue, just like I said it would ($191 million to $165.4, respectively), while Angels & Demons made decent money but was down from Da Vinci Code, earning $87.8 million in the time it took Da Vinci to earn $144.9.

And finally, inexplicably, Dance Flick earned $13.1 million.  I know it doesn’t sound like a lot, but writing, shooting, and editing couldn’t have taken longer than an afternoon.  And I’m sure you think I’m exaggerating, but keep in mind, Keenan Wayans literally let his nephew direct. (top 10 after the jump)

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