Twentieth Century Fox's sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" charged past Warner Bros.' "Terminator: Salvation" to gross $70 million in its domestic debut.
That was more than enough for "Smithsonian," playing in 4,096 runs, to top the Memorial Day box office. Pic benefited handsomely from being the first all-audience comedy of the summer.
"T4" grossed $53.8 million from 3,530 runs for the Friday-Monday stretch in a lower-than-expected start for the film, which relaunches the franchise sans Arnold Schwarzenegger. Pic opened Thursday to $13.4 million, putting its five-day total at $67.2 million.
Also, "Star Trek" could have cut into "T4's" action. "Star Trek" placed No. 3 for the weekend, declining only 49% to an estimated $29.4 million for a cume of $191 million in its third sesh.
The other summer event pic that's opened so far is Columbia's "Angels and Demons," which continued to see more action overseas in its second weekend. Domestically, the adult-skewing title slipped a relatively steep 54% to an estimated $27.7 million for a cume of $87.8 million.
The third pic to open over the holiday was Paramount's raunchy sendup "Dance Flick," from director Damien Wayans. Film overperformed in its opening, grossing an estimated $13.1 million from 2,450 runs for the four-day holiday weekend.
Weekend ran essentially flat with Memorial Day weekend in 2008, when "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" grossed north of $125 million for the four-day sesh.
"Smithsonian" scored the top Memorial Day opening ever for a PG-rated film.
Internationally, "Angels" won the weekend, grossing $60.4 million at 10,610 playdates in 99 markets for a foreign cume of $198.3 million and worldwide tally of $286 million. Sony expects the film to jump the $300 million mark Wednesday.
Did not see "Night 2" But I saw T-4. Star Trek's numbers and longevity are impressive considering the competition...
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