15 June 2009

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Eddie Murphy. Los Angeles Premiere Of 'Imagine That' Held At The Paramount Theatre. Arrivals. Hollywood, California, Usa picture


HANGOVER DERAILS PELHAM

Producers of The Hangover were no doubt raising their glasses high to toast the ascension of their movie to the top of the box-office results list for the second consecutive week. The Hangover, which reportedly cost $30 million to make, took in an estimated $33.42 million over the weekend, down just 26 percent from the previous weekend, when it earned $44.9 million. After performing strongly mid-week, the Warner Bros. movie has now earned $105 million in ten days -- outperforming a raft of competitors costing four times as much --or much more -- to make. Disney/Pixar's Up (which reportedly cost $175 million) also continued to impress in its third week as it earned about $30.5 million, down from $44.1 million a week earlier, a drop of 31 percent. The movie has now earned $187.2 million. The Taking of Pelham 123 took third with $25 million, a figure at the low end of analysts' predictions, but "solid-to-strong," as Daily Variety put it, nonetheless. But Eddie Murphy is likely take a hit to his reported $20-million-a-movie salary following the dismal performance of his latest family comedy Imagine That , which earned just $5.7 million. The movie had been expected to perform poorly -- but not that poorly. His last movie, Meet Dave , which came out last year, also tanked, earning only $5.4 million.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Box Office Mojo 1. The Hangover , $33.4 million; 2. Up , $30.5 million; 3. The Taking of Pelham 123 , $25 million; 4. Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian , $9.6 million; 5. Land of the Lost, $9.2 million; 6. Imagine That , $5.7 million; 7. Star Trek , $5.6 million; 8. Terminator Salvation , $4.7 million; 9. Angels & Demons , $4.2 million; 10. Drag Me to Hell , $3.9 million.

15/06/2009


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