Axiom’s Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy

With no new genre entries opening this weekend (unless you count Year One which we are not), Up continued to do big business at the Box Office. It slipped one slot to number three (the lowest it has been in its four weeks of release), but still brought in over $23 million moving its grand total to over $226 million. Star Trek, now in its seventh week of release and facing waning interest, is currently at $240 million for total domestic revenue. Up could potentially overtake it this coming weekend, and if not will almost definitely move to the Summer’s top Box Office winner by the July the 4th weekend.

Land of the Lost and Imagine That are still both vying for the title of biggest flop this Summer. After three weeks, Lost has only pulled in $44 million against a $100 million budget and the Eddie Murphy comedy has only garnered a paltry $11.5 million against a $55 million budget. And this coming week’s release of expected blockbuster Transformers 2 should pretty much knock those two out of the theaters.

Following are the results for all of the Science Fiction and Fantasy oriented movies in the Top 20 for the weekend of June 19-21:

Title / Box Office Rank (Rank Prior Week) / Weekend (Total) Draw
3) Up – Prior Wk: 2, Draw (Total): $23.49 MM ($226.27 MM)
6) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – Prior Wk: 4, Draw (Total): $7.81 MM ($156.46 MM)
7) Star Trek – Prior Wk: 7, Draw (Total): $5.51 MM ($240.26 MM)
8) Land of the Lost – Prior Wk: 5, Draw (Total): $4.36 MM ($44.06 MM)
9) Imagine That – Prior Wk: 6, Draw (Total): $3.29 MM ($11.54 MM)
10) Terminator Salvation – Prior Wk: 8, Draw (Total): $3.28 MM ($119.73 MM)
11) Angels & Demons – Prior Wk: 9, Draw (Total): $2.82 MM ($128.16 MM)
12) Drag Me to Hell – Prior Wk: 10, Draw (Total): $1.97 MM ($39.23 MM)
14) X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Prior Wk: 12, Draw (Total): $.64 MM ($177.29 MM)
18) 17 Again – Prior Wk: 16, Draw (Total): $.28 MM ($62.73 MM)

Source:  Box Office Mojo

Previous Results:  Up Stays Aloft

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