Pamela McClintick of Variety:
Sony's religious-themed sequel "Angels & Demons" opened to a massive $104.3 million from 96 countries at the international box office, but Paramount holdover "Star Trek" gave it a run for its money in the U.S.
"Angels," directed by Ron Howard and toplining Tom Hanks, grossed $48 million from 3,527 theaters domestically for a per location average of 13,609 and worldwide total of $152.3 million.
"Star Trek" enjoyed an excellent hold in its second sesh at the domestic B.O., dropping just 46% to an estimated $43 million from $3,860 theaters for a cume of $147.6 million in its first 10 days.
No one expected "Angels" to match the boffo opening of "The Da Vinci Code," which opened to $77.1 million domestically and a massive $155 million overseas.
Dan Brown's book "Da Vinci" was a global phenom, selling 80 million copies. "Angels" sold half as many copies. Sony said it couldn't have hoped for a better opening for "Angels," and said the film has already earned back the cost of its production budget.
"Angels" scored the biggest international film since "Indiana Jones and the Kindgom of the Crystal Skull" over Memorial Day weekend in 2008. That film grossed $146 million over the holiday weekend.
Overseas, "Angels" saw its strongest biz in Catholic Countries.
The Sony sequel received only so-so reviews, while "Star Trek" is one of the best reviewed movies of the year.
J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" is benefiting from strong word-of-mouth, evidenced by such a strong soph sesh. It beat "Angels" on Saturday, seeing a 56% uptick from Friday to Saturday.
Coming in No. 3 at the domestic box office after "Angels" and "Star Trek" was 20th Century Fox's "Wolverine," which dipped 44% in its third weekend for a domestic cume of $151.1 million. Pic was the first of the summer tentpoles to roll out.
Adam Markovitz of EW:
Ron Howard's Angels & Demons soared to a $48 million opening this weekend, narrowly edging out a stellar $43 million second-week performance by Star Trek, according to estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office...
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