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.
The horror film “Drag Me to Hell” debuted to third place with $16.6 million, while the popular “Star Trek” rounded out the top five with $12.8 million, bringing its total to $210 million in its four weeks in the theaters. “Dance Flick” fell out of the top five, earning $4.9 million its second week out. Final numbers are due out Monday.
Box Office Grosses
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| Rank | Title | Weekend | Total Gross |
| 1 | Up (2009) | $68.2M | $68.2M |
| 2 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | $25.5M | $105M |
| 3 | Drag Me to Hell (2009) | $16.6M | $16.6M |
| 4 | Terminator Salvation (2009) | $16.1M | $90.7M |
| 5 | Star Trek (2009) | $12.8M | $210M |
| 6 | Angels & Demons (2009) | $11.2M | $105M |
| 7 | Dance Flick (2009) | $4.9M | $19.2M |
| 8 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | $3.9M | $171M |
| 9 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) | $1.91M | $50M |
| 10 | Obsessed (2009) | $665K | $67.5M |
