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Some hangovers are hard to get rid of, but in the case of Warner Bros. film "The Hangover", that's a good thing. The R-rated comedy about a bachelor party run amok wooed audiences for the second week in a row, earning $33.4 million and the number one slot for this past summer weekend, according to studio trackers Nielsen EDI.

Ticket buyers also turned out for the critically acclaimed Pixar animated film "Up", which continued to pull on the heart strings of families across the nation. The PG-rated comedy about an elderly man and a boy on a fantastic adventure earned $30.5 million, good for second place in its third week out.  Full Story...

Pixar’s most recent in its line of enchanting animated features, "Up", soared to the top of the box office this weekend. The PG-rated fantasy follows an older man (voiced by Ed Asner) whose house takes to the sky when balloons burst through his roof, and a young boy who gets the adventure of his life when his floats along, hidden on the man’s porch. The film earned $68.2 million its opening weekend, according to estimates from studio trackers Nielsen EDI.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" slid to second with $25.5 million in its second week out, ending with a total of $105 million. This was well ahead of its closest challenger for first place last week, "Terminator Salvation". "Terminator" finished the weekend in the fourth slot at $16.1 million, and a total gross of $90.7 million after two weeks.  Full Story...

The gods surpassed the scientists at the box office this weekend, as Dan Brown's first novel, "Angels & Demons", hit the big screen, hurling the beloved "Star Trek" into the second-place dimension.

Directed by Ron Howard, "Angels & Demons" took $48 million on its opening weekend, according to box office trackers Nielsen EDI. "Angels & Demons" is the first in Brown's chronology following the exploits of archaeologist Professor Harry Langdon, played by Tom Hanks, as he uncovers mystical secrets surrounding the Roman Catholic Church. Brown's mega-hit "The Da Vinci Code" took in $77 million its opening weekend three years ago and flamed the fires of conspiracy theorists internationally.  Full Story...

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" reaped an estimated $87 million, scoring number one at the box office this weekend, according to audience trackers Nielsen EDI. The films totals mark the second-highest opening of the four X-Men films, behind 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand". Despite having the best weekend of any film released, the film did not meet industry projections.

The movie was expected to gross more than $100 million in its opening weekend and it is unclear whether fears over the swine flu, and the internet leak of the film April 1 had an effect on the films grosses.  Full Story...

Teen heart throb Zac Efron's "17 Again" earned $24.1 this weekend, landing the top slot on the movie box office dance card, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.

Efron, star of "Hairspray" and Disney's "High School Musical" franchise, is back to school again in this comedy, which offers a wish fulfillment story line of a 37-year old man who wishes he could go back to his glory days on the high school basketball team – and he does.  Full Story...

"Fast & Furious", the fourth installment of the hot rod franchise, scored the highest April debut of all-time with $72.5 million this weekend, according to studio estimates from Nielsen EDI.

The film re-unites the core of the cast from the original "Fast & Furious" including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez, features souped-up Toyotas and other cars battling for supremacy on the streets of Los Angeles. The previous record-holder for an April debut was the Adam Sandler comedy "Anger Management", which made $42 million in 2003.  Full Story...

The Nicolas Cage paranormal thriller "Knowing" knew how to take the number one spot at the box office this weekend. The film earned $24.8 million on its debut weekend, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.

In the film, Cage plays a single-dad scientist whose son somehow channels alien life forms through numbers. It was the ninth film for cage to open in the top position since 1997. Meanwhile, studio executives had similar expectations for Julia Roberts and her film "Duplicity" which also open this weekend. Despite the positive outlook, the movie which co-stars Clive Owen failed to meet those expectations taking more than $10 million less than "Knowing", good enough for third place with $14.4 million in gross sales.  Full Story...

The premiere of the film version of the landmark graphic novel "Watchmen" sent ticket- buying fans to movie theaters in droves over the weekend, powering the dark superhero allegory to the top of the box office, for the week ending March 8. The film earned an estimated $55.7 million and became the sixth highest-grossing R-rated film debut ever, according to estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI and other industry sources.

Directed by Zack Snyder, "Watchmen" is set in an alternate history mid-1980s U.S., which buckling under the threat of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union and where superheroes are part of everyday life. The film is based on the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons novel of the same name and is known for its excessive violence and dark themes.   Full Story...

Tyler Perry scored the largest debut of his career with the reprise of his cross-dressing character Madea in theaters this weekend. "Madea Goes to Jail" opened to a stellar $41.1 million, according to studio estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.

In this episode, the mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters. "Jail" beats Perry's previous best, 2006's "Madea's Family Reunion," which opened at $30 million and grossed a total of $63.3 million.  Full Story...