A 'Hangover' Upset: Comedy #1 For Second Weekend

LOS ANGELES — "The Hangover" is not going away any time soon.

The bachelor-bash comedy remained No. 1 at the weekend box office with $32.8 million, while the animated adventure "Up" came in a close second again with $30.8 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. "The Hangover," Warner Bros., $32,794,387, 3,355 locations, $9,775 average, $104,768,489, two weeks.

2. "Up," Disney, $30,762,280, 3,886 locations, $7,916 average, $187,425,989, three weeks.

3. "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," Sony $23,373,102, 3,074 locations, $7,603 average, $23,373,102, one week.

4. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," Fox, $9,616,907, 3,365 locations, $2,858 average, $143,463,712, four weeks.

5. "Land of the Lost," Universal, $8,994,030, 3,534 locations, $2,545 average, $34,820,550, two weeks.

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6. "Imagine That," Paramount, $5,503,519, 3,008 locations, $1,830 average, $5,503,519, one week.

7. "Star Trek," Paramount, $5,454,563, 2,638 locations, $2,068 average, $231,882,965, six weeks.

8. "Terminator Salvation," Warner Bros., $4,787,487, 2,650 locations, $1,807 average, $113,923,159, four weeks.

9. "Angels & Demons," Sony, $4,111,457, 2,436 locations, $1,688 average, $123,211,661, five weeks.

10. "Drag Me to Hell," Universal, $3,932,585, 2,273 locations, $1,730 average, $35,214,475, three weeks.

11. "My Life in Ruins," Fox Searchlight, $1,710,353, 1,165 locations, $1,468 average, $6,371,636, two weeks.

12. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," Fox, $933,573, 799 locations, $1,168 average, $176,150,506, seven weeks.

13. "Dance Flick," Paramount, $721,431, 810 locations, $891 average, $24,150,493, four weeks.

14. "Away We Go," Focus, $560,815, 45 locations, $12,463 average, $757,635, two weeks.

15. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," Warner Bros., $466,250, 545 locations, $856 average, $52,895,861, seven weeks.

16. "17 Again," Warner Bros., $415,883, 388 locations, $1,072 average, $62,144,014, nine weeks.

17. "Easy Virtue," Sony Pictures Classics, $299,716, 90 locations, $3,330 average, $1,004,798, four weeks.

18. "The Brothers Bloom," Summit, $296,404, 173 locations, $1,713 average, $2,508,778, five weeks.

19. "Under the Sea," Warner Bros., $227,619, 42 locations, $5,420 average, $9,849,564, 18 weeks.

20. "Monsters vs. Aliens," Paramount, $205,122, 255 locations, $804 average, $195,220,748, 12 weeks.

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Rogue Pictures is owned by Relativity Media LLC; Overture Films is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.

Comments

[BMK]

Wonderfully inappropriate, a must see.

[VOTER]

My son agrees with you.
Will see it soon.
M husband and I are looking forward to enjoying the laughs.

[Rockwell]

Just saw The Hangover this afternoon. I give it a resounding "meh".

It was amusing. And I give it points for pushing the edge, especially during the end credits. And it had more of an honest feel about the relationships between the guys. So yeah, it was good. But it doesn't live up to the raves, at least not for me. I got way more laughs from the pratfalls in Star Trek.

I think the quality of movie comedy's in recent years has sunk pretty low. I think Hangover is getting a bump because it falls into "hey, this one doesn't suck!" category.

Go see it. You'll have fun. And it's a cultural touchpoint since everyone else in the US is going to see it.

[jcwtts1]

I don't know, I mean I the guy in the trunk kept it fresh, I thought the call to the fiancee, both times was original. Who does that, who has the guts. I thought the marriage was a twist on an old trope, Tyson was hysterical­... if they hadn't show tons of good scenes in the commercials I think you might have liked it more. Give it a few months, rent it when it comes out on DVD around thanksgiving, and try it again, I think you'll upgrade it.

J

[playsindirt]

I'm a 52-year-old Mom and I took my teenage sons no knowing what to expect. We laughed our butts off. Loved every sick, twisted, silly moment of it. MUCH better than the junk Apatow cranks out.

[Zambrarmy]

I am so mad. I am way funnier then all those guys in the movie. if I made a movie I am sure it would be fuinnier and earn more money

[LuvDaH8ters]

LMAO>>>>LMAO>> yea you and the other hundreds of thousands of day dreamers..­...

[furey]

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/up/

[scorpioleidy]

I imagine that hollywood will stop taking risks on this closet h 0 m 0 (Murphy) and realize that he hasn't been funny since "Coming to America".

[HarlemFreeThought]

Ouch!!!!! be careful I got my arse handed to me for saying the same about Usher

[HarlemFreeThought]

Also Eddie's got the Sherk franchise to pay the rent
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[Bigredhunk]

I read a great "Esquire" article about Nick Nolte about 10 years ago. He'd bumped into Eddie somewhere. Eddie said something along the lines of, "I want a career like yours. How do I get in all those independent movies?" Nolte told him that, first & foremost, he wasn't going to be making a ton of money doing those films. Eddie basically said said, "Oh. No way then. I have a lifestyle I've gotten used to."

[zest]

I saw it the other afternoon because I had to be out of my townhouse for a few hours. The reviews I had read were raving. The jokes seemed tried and true or tired and true. Just not that funny to me and felt no empathy for the characters especially the bride.

[Topfeeder]

Empathy???? It's a comedy. Lighten up. The movie is hilarious if you take it for what it is and stop trying to turn it into Shakespeare.

[Rockwell]

Agreed.

[Bariis]

At the request of my co-workers, saw it last night. It's ridiculously funny, yet so raunchy. I've never cringed this much before.

[VOTER]

Are you saying the artists, producers, director, et al should
make an apology to Sarah Palin for this film?

: )

[marred]

Give the dum masses what they want.

[Joye]

That guy looks like Dean McDermott.

[quivira]

Not even close. . .

[AllenShadow]

With Washington and Travolta in the remake of "Pelham 1 2 3," maybe it'll take the lead.

[Bariis]

might check this one out today.

[Aitch5]

Will Bradley Cooper begin a reign of leading American actor hunk?

[murly]

I hope so! I've liked him since he was in the TV series Alias.

[Aitch5]

well then bring on the dang shirtless photos Vanity Fair!!!

[STParker]

THe hangover was pretty good. The jokes were funny, but sometimes suffered from delivery and while Zach Galifinaikis was hilarious sometimes he seemed like he was in a different movie.

There was just something a little bit off, and I wished that there was a little more "point" to the movie beyond the jokes along the way.

[teron678]

Watched the movie ....... Hilarious Movie but "Old School" IMHO still tops it ......

[skippy20008]

Murphy and Robin Williams "comedies" top my MUST NOT SEE LIST.

How did they become so lame?

[bunnyv]

Some people don't know when to walk away. Or they just have no shame and need a paycheck.

[Rockwell]

I agree. I wouldn't cross the street, with free tickets and the promise of sex afterwards to watch a Murphy or Williams movie these days. Too painful.

The only good work they do now is voice acting for animated features.