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Hanging on to fifth spot this weekend is Star Trek, which has another great weekend in its fifth frame. The Star Trek reboot earned another $8.4 million and drops a slim 33%. The JJ Abrams flick has become the leggiest blockbuster so far this summer (but Up will catch it), as it has a domestic total so far of $222.8 million. The $140-150 million budgeted flick has also earned over $100 million from foreign box office.

Dropping to sixth is the ugliness that is Terminator Salvation, but at least it has a fellow flopper in Land of the Lost. Terminator got dropped on its head again this weekend, earning $8.2 million; it was off 50% after the stunning 61% drop it saw last weekend. The $200 million flick finally crossed the $100 million mark on Saturday, and is looking like it will finish with about $125 million in domestic sales. It has a current domestic total of $105.5 million.

Seventh is another disappointment for Universal in Drag Me to Hell, but at least this one didn't cost $200 million to make and market. In its second frame, the Sam Raimi flick earned $7.3 million and was off a large 54%. While horror does drop large, Drag Me To Hell carried a 93% fresh rating, which made me think the drop wouldn't be so bad. After two weekends, Drag has earned $28.5 million.

Angels & Demons falls to eighth place. The Tom Hanks starrer earned $6.5 million and sees another big drop of 43%. The movie based on the Dan Brown novel has earned $116.1 million against a production budget of $150 million. The good news for Sony is that this one has earned $240+ million at the foreign box office.

Our final opener, My Life in Ruins, finishes way back in ninth this weekend, but I can't count it out because of that damned Big Fat Greek Wedding (I had to write about that one for 18 consecutive weekends – it's my own personal hell). My Life in Ruins earned $3.2 million this weekend, and will hopefully disappear fast, as I struggle with the spelling of "Vardalos".

Finally in tenth is Dance Flick, the opposite of The Hangover. Dance Flick is done. It earned $2 million, was off 58%, and has earned $22.7 million.

Overall this weekend, the box office had a time keeping up with last year, despite the dominance of The Hangover and Up. Last year, Kung Fu Panda was deservedly on top with $60.2 million, which led the top 12 to $171 million. This year, the top 12 earned $160.1 million, but because of the surprise with The Hangover, feels like a win anyway. Next weekend brings an Eddie Murphy family comedy in Imagine That, and Denzel and Ravolta in the Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

Top Weekend Box Office for 6/5/09-6/7/09 (Actuals)
Rank	Film	Distributor	Estimated Gross	Actual Gross	Weekly Change	Running Total
1	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	$43,275,000	$44,979,319	New	$44,979,319
2	Up	Walt Disney Pictures	$44,244,000	$44,138,266	- 35.2%	$137,210,701
3	Land of the Lost	Universal	$19,523,945	$18,837,350	New	$18,837,350
4	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	$14,650,000	$14,634,988	- 39.9%	$127,326,188
5	Star Trek	Paramount	$8,400,000	$8,310,480	- 34.1%	$222,712,175
6	Terminator Salvation	Warner Bros.	N/A	$8,248,387	- 49.8%	$105,568,008
7	Drag Me to Hell	Universal Pictures	$7,341,750	$7,040,550	- 55.5%	$28,233,230
8	Angels & Demons	Sony/Columbia	$6,500,000	$6,550,282	- 42.3%	$116,174,931
9	My Life in Ruins	Fox Searchlight	$3,225,000	$3,223,161	New	$3,223,161
10	Dance Flick	Paramount Pictures	$2,000,000	$1,958,725	- 58.7%	$22,625,733
11	X Men Origins: Wolverine	Fox	N/A	$1,927,096	-50%	$174,347,386
12	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	New Line Cinema	$945,000	$932,181	- 51.2%	$51,919,132
	Also Opening/Notables
	Away We Go	Focus Features	$132,260	$130,411	New	$130,411
	The Brothers Bloom	Summit Entertainment	$425,000	$412,771	- 34.3%	$2,025,712
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations

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