Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Box Office
In the US: The big shock this week was seeing Ben Stiller sequel NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 beat TERMINATOR: SALVATION to the #1 spot, by a clear $20 million. Terminator 4 was by no means a total flop with $51m, but it was a disappointment compared to the likes of Star Trek, Angels & Demons and Wolverine, and not much better than T3's performance six years ago. The comedy DANCE FLICK debuts at #5 with a disappointing $12m, unable to compete with the summer blockbusters above it.
US TOP 10
(-) 1. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian $70.1m
(-) 2. Terminator: Salvation $51.9m
(2) 3. Star Trek $29.4m
(1) 4. Angels & Demons $27.4m
(-) 5. Dance Flick $12.6m
(3) 6. X-Men Origins: Wolverine $9.91m
(4) 7. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past $4.77m
(5) 8. Obsessed $2.42m
(7) 9. Monsters vs Aliens $2.06m
(6) 10. 17 Again $1.29m
In the UK: NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 also tops the chart in the UK, making an impressive $4m... and British school slasher flick TORMENTED eeks out $284k to enter the top 10 at #8...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian £4.1m
(1) 2. Angels & Demons £2.4m
(2) 3. Star Trek £1.6m
(4) 4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine £459k
(3) 5. Coraline £458k
(5) 6. Hannah Montana: The Movie £413k
(6) 7. Fighting £299k
(-) 8. Tormented £284k
(7) 9. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past £162k
(8) 10. State Of Play £88k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
12 ROUNDS
Action Thriller. A detective whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by a criminal he jailed has to successfully complete 12 challenges to secure her release.
Director: Renny Harlin Starring: John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris & Brian White
Tomatometer: 27% (Rotten; based on 55 reviews) "Energetic but empty, 12 Rounds' preposterous plot hurtles along at a rapid pace, but can’t disguise the derivative script."
DRAG ME TO HELL
Horror. A loan officer orders the eviction of an old woman, then finds she's been cursed to battle tormented evil spirits for three days before being dragged to hell.
Director: Sam Raimi Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver & Dileep Rao
Tomatometer: 95% (Fresh; based on 108 reviews) "Sam Raimi returns to top form with Drag Me to Hell, a frightening, hilarious, delightfully campy thrill ride."
OBSESSED
Crime Thriller. An asset manager in a perfect marriage is stalked by a sexy temp worker, who puts his idyllic family life under threat.
Director: Steve Shill Starring: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter & Jerry O'Connell
Tomatometer: 18% (Rotten; based on 76 reviews) "The inevitable Fatal Attraction comparisons aside, Obsessed is a generic, toothless thriller both instantly predictable and instantly forgettable."
