This weekend's box office looking "Up"

Disney/Pixar's latest CGI offering Up floated to the top spot of the movies at the box office, taking in an estimated $68.2 million this weekend. It attained the second-highest opening day for a Disney/Pixar film bringing in $21.4 million Friday, bested only by Wall-E's $23.2 million opening day take last year, although the first days of The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Cars and Monsters, Inc. rated higher in terms of actual attendance.

Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian had a strong second weekend, taking #2 with $25.5 million, earning it $105.2 million over its 10-day run. This weekend's other new release, Drag Me To Hell, fared well, though below indutry expectations. Drag Me To Hell barely beat Terminator: Salvation to grab the #3 spot with an extimated weekend take of $16.6 million, supported by a $6.4 million opening day. On this same weekend last year another horror flick, The Strangers, fared a bit better on opening day with $7.7 million.

Terminator: Salvation grabbed the #4 position with $16.1 million, with its 10-day total reaching $90.6 million. Star Trek continues to remain strong at #5 with $12.8 million, taking it past the $200 million mark in just 4 weeks at the box office.

This weekend's Top Ten (Sunday estimates):
1. Up
2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
3. Drag Me to Hell
4. Terminator Salvation
5. Star Trek
6. Angels & Demons
7. Dance Flick
8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
9. Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past
10. Obsessed