Which movie will be number 1 this weekend?

[GreenScar]

Will it be another showdown between Hangover and Up or will Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 or Imagine That have a shot at number 1?!

[Diesel]

i went with Up, but it was just a quick guess

i expect Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 to do good

[Blu Titan]

Going for Pelham 1 2 3.

[dcowboy7]

Boguru says a photo:
1. up 31
2. hangover 29
3. pelham 29

ill go with up also.

[Aerodude73]

I'm going with Pelham 1 2 3 as well.

http://www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm

THIS WEEKEND Two A-listers duke it out in North American multiplexes in the new action thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta which will challenge last weekend's top films Up and The Hangover for a three-way race to the number one spot. Eddie Murphy also joins the fun with his latest family comedy Imagine That which will try to enter the top five. Overall ticket sales should once again fall behind last year's numbers, only by a much wider margin this time.

After two weeks of animation, horror, and comedy offerings, Hollywood shifts back into action mode with the hostage thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 which reunites Washington with director Tony Scott for the fourth time. The R-rated pic is using starpower as its draw with moviegoers pitting the Oscar winner against Travolta who has been successful in selling tickets as a bad guy. Unlike the effects-driven actioners of May that skewed younger, Pelham will appeal mostly to adult audiences with a subway standoff story that tries not to be totally mindless.

Washington's high profile action films typically find their way to the $20-30M range. Inside Man and Man on Fire debuted to $29M and $22.8M, respectively. American Gangster found him going head to head with another major star in Russell Crowe and bowed to a career best $43.6M. The star wattage of the leads and the slick marketing should attract a sizable adult audience in the first weekend, but don't expect legs to be Bourne-like as the film does not deliver the goods. Mixed reviews will have an impact as older moviegoers pay attention to critics. Plus the staying power of this month's other big R-rated pic The Hangover could steal away some young adult ticket buyers. Debuting in over 3,000 theaters, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 may open to about $29M this weekend.

Second weekend drops for other well-liked R-rated summer comedies include 24% for 2005's Wedding Crashers, 36% for 2007's Knocked Up, 45% for the same year's Superbad, and 37% for last summer's Tropic Thunder. With the first wave of summer action movies now released, audiences are rallying behind something different with the raw laughs of Hangover which should hold up well this weekend thanks to strong buzz. A 35% drop would give the Vegas-set pic around $29M for the session pushing the ten-day cume to a fantastic $100M with much more still to come.

Up is set to fly past Wolverine this weekend to become the third biggest blockbuster of 2009. Eddie Murphy will not pose much of a threat so the flying house flick could fall by 30% to roughly $31M. That would raise the 17-day tally to a stellar $186M. Fellow family hit Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian may slide by 35% to about $9.5M for a total of $142M to date.

Will Ferrell has nowhere to go but down with his action-comedy flop Land of the Lost. The Universal release's only shot at making money was during its opening weekend but the funnyman wasn't able to fool too many people into buying tickets launching well below industry expectations. Land's $18.8M debut was on par with the $18.6M launch of last summer's first big disappointment Speed Racer which collapsed by 56% in the second lap. Look for a similar 55% tumble for Land of the Lost to around $8.5M giving the expensive production only $34M in ten days.

[PH3AR]

Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and im going to see it too!

[GreenScar]

Box Office: The Hangover Headed For Second Week Win

Steve Mason has checked in with the Friday night box office estimates and The Hangover is heading for another win, with $10.2 million on Friday and $32 million weekend. Pixar’s Up added another $8.3 million on Friday and is heading for #2 with a $28.5 million 3-day. Sony’s The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 will likely end the weekend at #3, with an estimated $9 million on Friday, and $26 million 3-day. Full numbers available after the jump.

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EXCLUSIVE STEVE MASON EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES
1. The Hangover (Warner Bros) - $10.2M Fri - $82.17M cume
2. The Taking of Pelham 123 (Sony) - $9M Fri - $9M cume
3. Pixar’s UP (Disney) - $8.3M Fri - $164.96M cume
4. Land of the Lost (Universal) - $2.9M Fri - $28,72M cume
5. Night at the Museum 2 (Fox) - $2.8M Fri - $136.64M cume
*Imagine That (Paramount) -$1.9M Fri - $1.9M cume
*Star Trek (Paramount) -$1.5M Fri - $227.92M cume

EXCLUSIVE STEVE MASON EARLY 3-DAY ESTIMATES
1. The Hangover (Warner Bros) - $32M 3-day - $103.97M cume
2. Pixar’s UP (Disney) - $28.5M 3-day -$185.16M cume
3. The Taking of Pelham 123 (Sony) - $26M 3-day - $26M cume
4. Night at the Museum 2 (Fox) - $9.2M 3-day - $143M cume
5. Land of the Lost (Universal) - $8.8M 3-day - $34.62M cume
*Imagine That (Paramount) - $6M 3-day - $6M cume
*Star Trek (Paramount) - $5.1M 3-day - $231.52M cume

[dcowboy7]

Eddie murphy $6M weekend....now thats funnier than his movie.

[dvd_mazter]

Man, I figured Eddie Murphy wasn't going to do well, but that is a mega bomb (6 million )

I figured it would do alright but I guess people are just sick of Murphy's family movies after both Meet Dave & Daddy Day Care were really bad.

Also, I'm stoked on how awesome The Hangover is doing , the movie was absolutely hilarious