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Box Office: Angels and Demons Arrives

by Matt Bradshaw May 13th 2009 // 5:15PM

Filed under: Drama, Box Office Predictions

JJ Abrams' Star Trek has managed to revive a classic franchise and took in some serious bucks for its opening weekend. While I didn't expect much from Next Day Air I figured it could at least outdo 17 Again in its fourth week. Nope. Next Day Air finished sixth with $4.1 million. Here's the top five:

1. Star Trek: $75.2 million ($79.2 million total)
2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: $26.4 million
3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: $10.3 million
4. Obsessed: $6.6 million
5. 17 Again: $4.3 million

Only one new release this week but it's got some clout.

Angels and Demons
What's It All About: Ron Howard directs and Tom Hanks returns to the role he played in The Da Vinci Code, playing renowned symbologist Robert Langdon who becomes involved with an international conspiracy involving the Catholic church.
Why It Might Do Well: 2006's The Da Vinci Code had a $77 million opening weekend. With Hanks and Howard both returning, it's not too big a stretch to expect similar numbers.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Rottentomatoes.com is giving this an underwhelming 56%.
Number of Theaters: 3,400
Prediction: $60 million
With just the one new release, predicting next week's top five seems pretty straightforward:
1. Angels & Demons
2. Star Trek
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
5. Obsessed

Congratulations to cough for being the only one with a perfect score this week. Here's how we all did:
1. cough: 16
2. PT: 13
2. hitesh choudhary: 13
2. greatone: 13
2. djkorova1: 13
2. Matt: 13
2. MIke: 13
2. jessejames: 13
2. Vera: 13
2. Zach H.: 13
3. Billy Bob: 11
3. Michael: 11
3. lostinafog: 11
3. Greg: 11
3. Ray: 11
4. WJDR: 9
5. English Gavz: 7

Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.

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