The Hangover' Onto #1,Up stays at #2, Pelham 1 2 3 Takes #3-Box Office Hit

Variety was the first to report the shift at the top of the overall weekend box-office, but their report didn’t include conclusive numbers, which have since arrived bringing word the new Warner Bros. comedy The Hangover was able to narrowly hold on to its Friday box-office lead and take the #1 slot over Pixar’s Up.

#1 "The Hangover" ($44.9 million)
#2 "Up" ($30.5 million)
#3 "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" ($25 million)
#4 "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" ($9.6 million)
#5 "Land of the Lost" ($9.15 million)


Up’s weekend receipts only dropped $.1 million after receipts were calculated brining its total down to $44.1 million, but it was The Hangover that exceded estimates by $1.7 million giving it a three-day total of $44.9 million and the box-office crown.

Sony's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" was neither a winner nor a loser, enjoying a respectable debut at #3 with $25 million.

Two limited releases also did well: Duncan Jones' buzzed-about sci-fi thriller "Moon" opened in eight New York and Los Angeles locations to make $145,218, which is good news for its expansion in the next few weeks. Francis Ford Coppola's "Tetro" also performed well with $15,243, a tidy sum considering it was playing at only two theaters.

But despite solid numbers for films big and small, the $150 million weekend is clocking at 17 percent less than last year, though 2009 has been up overall. Audiences may be burned out on blockbusters early this year, which would make for a cold, unhappy summer in Hollywood.

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