Axiom’s Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy

By John J. Joex

Call me wrong. Before the Summer movie season started, I figured that Star Trek would certainly be the biggest winner at the Box Office. But then Disney/Pixar’s geriatric animated comedy Up went and outperformed it, and now, after just a few short days, it looks like the new Transformers will blow away all competition this Summer. That movie did an amazing $109 million over the weekend with a total domestic gross of $200 million because it bowed early last Wednesday. That puts it just at number seven on the all time list for opening weekend totals and sets it up to demolish its competition this Summer. Up increased its take to $250 this weekend and Star Trek crept up to $246, but both will continue to fade in the coming weeks and I would say that only Harry Potter has any sort of chance of challenging Transformers for dominance at the box office for the rest of the season.

Still vying for flops of the season are Land of the Lost, which is currently at a draw of $47 million vs. a $100 million budget, and Imagine That, which has currently only brought in $14 million vs. a $55 million budget.

Following are the results for all of the Science Fiction and Fantasy oriented movies in the Top 20 for the weekend of June 26-28:

Title / Box Office Rank (Rank Prior Week) / Weekend (Total) Draw
1) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Prior Wk: New, Draw (Total): $108.97 MM ($200.08 MM)
4) Up – Prior Wk: 3, Draw (Total): $13.06 MM ($250.23 MM)
8) Star Trek – Prior Wk: 7, Draw (Total): $3.71 MM ($246.33 MM)
9) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – Prior Wk: 6, Draw (Total): $3.64 MM ($163.39 MM)
11) Land of the Lost – Prior Wk: 8, Draw (Total): $1.2 MM ($46.82 MM)
12) Angels & Demons – Prior Wk: 11, Draw (Total): $1.09 MM ($130.28 MM)
13) Terminator Salvation – Prior Wk: 10, Draw (Total): $1.09 MM ($121.93 MM)
14) Imagine That – Prior Wk: 9, Draw (Total): $.94 MM ($14.07 MM)
15) Drag Me to Hell – Prior Wk: 12, Draw (Total): $.58 MM ($40.54 MM)
18) Monsters Vs. Aliens – Prior Wk: 26, Draw (Total): $.37 MM ($195.98 MM)
20) X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Prior Wk: 14, Draw (Total): $.31 MM ($177.84 MM)

Source:  Box Office Mojo

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