'Night At Museum 2' Tops Over 'Terminator S' at US B-O

NIGHT At The Museum 2 gave Terminator Salvation a walloping at the US box-office last Memorial Day weekend (May 22-24, 2009), collecting an estimated US$10 million more on opening. However, Terminator Salvation grossed US$56.4 million with its Thursday opening included.

Terminator Salvation opens this Thursday (May 28) in Malaysia.

Meanwhile, Star Trek is still cruising high at Number 3, collecting more than US$183 million in its third week. while Angels & Demons dropped from Number One the previous weekend to Number 4.

Here is the TOP 5 Studio estimates, courtesy of Boxofficemojo.com.

Rank. Movie (Distributor) Weekend $ | Theatres | Total Gross | Week #

1. Night at the Museum 2 (Fox) US$53.5 million | 4,096 | US$53.5 mil | 1

2. Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.) US$43.0 million | 3,530 | US$56.4 mil | 1

3. Star Trek (Paramount) US$22.0 million | 4,053 | US$183.6 mil | 3

4. Angels & Demons (Sony) US$21.4 million | 3,527 | US$81.5 mil | 2

5. Dance Flick (Paramount) US$11.1 million | 2,450 | US$11.1 mil | 1