In what proved to be the interesting winner of the #1 slot at this weekend’s boxoffice, Ben Stiller-driven Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian conquered pole position, finishing the super-sized holiday weekend with an estimated $70 million. Smithsonian marks Stiller’s biggest live-action opening, topping the $46.1 million earned opening weekend for 2004’s Meet The Fockers (this movie is too funny – you must catch if you haven’t already). The first installment of Museum opened in December 2006 with $30.4 million, going on to gross an enviable $251 million domestically. CONTINUE READING

Love muffins, early box office numbers are showing that kid comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is beating out action-packed Terminator Salvation for the #1 slot with $53.5 million thus far.

For Night at the Museum to be a comedy, it sure was missing plenty of comedic punch lines. There was nothing special about this sequel – the only difference was that everything took place in a bigger museum (I felt like fast forwarding through most of the movie). As I mentioned before, in Terminator Salvation Christian Bale (John Connor) really came alive in this film compared to his more subdued tone in last year’s The Dark Knight. Not to mention McG’s riveting directing style. I still think Terminator Salvation will open at #1 despite the huge kid draw to Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum sequel – official numbers will not be released until Tuesday due to the Memorial Day weekend. Let’s place our bets…Ha.

Thoughts?

I got the chance to see the latest installment in the Terminator series. Terminator Salvation has so much action, you won’t have much time to catch your breath. Let me tell you, there is some serious eye candy. Sam Worthington- take me right now! Sam plays Marcus Wright who signs a contract for his body parts to be used for what he thinks is a good cause (he’s on death row without much use for them). He kicks major booty! Christian Bale (John Connor) really comes alive in this film compared to his more subdued tone in last year’s The Dark Knight. Director McG (Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle) really brings everything together – I love his directing style. Oh – there’s a secret cameo by someone very integral to the whole Terminator series. I’ll let you figure out who it is when you see it.

The film is now in theatres – go see it.

For those love muffins who have already seen it – thoughts?

Tom Hanks-driven Angels & Demons placed first at the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $48 million – a bit on the lukewarm side of industry expectations. Internationally, the film fared well, accumulating $104.3 million from 96 territories, for a total worldwide cume of $152.3 million. The film is based on Dan Brown’s book of the same name that introduces the character Robert Langdon, who rose to fame in the film and movie also starring Hanks, 2006’s The Da Vinci Code. CONTINUE READING

The official box office numbers are in and as expected, the 11th installment in the Star Trek series shot warp speed into the top spot, earning $72.5 million over the weekend. This is the largest opening ever in the franchise — the cume stands at $76.5 million including $4 million from Thursday evening’s previews. Internationally, the film grossed $35.8 million from 54 territories. Historically, the series has been a weak performer at the international box office, but this is expected to change with this latest release.

Love muffins, did you happen to catch Star Trek? It’s truly entertaining, the cast is super cute to watch, the visual effects are amazing. Go check it out. If you have already, thoughts??

View the rest of the top 5 movies after the jump.

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