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		<title>Box Office Breakdown: The Hangover Keeps the Charts Hungover, Pelham Takes the Local and Eddie Murphy Bombs Again!</title>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Hollywood is officially on a bender. For a second straight week, <em>The Hangover</em> narrowly topped Pixar&rsquo;s <em>Up </em>to earn the number one spot at the box office, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/">grossing an astonishing $33.4 million in the process</a>. Among the new releases, it was a tale of have and have not: <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em> pulled into third place with a solid $25 million, while Eddie Murphy added another embarrassment to his r&eacute;sum&eacute; with <em>Imagine That</em>. The kiddie film landed with a thud in sixth place, earning just $5.7 million. As we do each Monday, here&rsquo;s a breakdown of the top five at the box office.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1.<em> The Hangover</em>: $33.4 million ($105.3 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, at what point should we stop calling <em>The Hangover </em>a &ldquo;sleeper hit?&rdquo; Todd Phillips&rsquo; film dipped a scant 26 percent this weekend, pushing its total to $105 million in just ten days of release. At this rate, <em>The Hangover</em> has a chance to not only cross $200 million in domestic receipts, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=r-ratedcomedy.htm">but to also surpass <em>Wedding Crashers</em> as the highest grossing R-rated comedy in history</a>. No one's sleeping on this thing: <em>The Hangover </em>is a certified blockbuster.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2.<em> Up</em>: $30.5 million ($187.1 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of blockbusters, allow us to introduce you to <em>Up</em>. After easing just 31 percent in weekend three, the Pixar smash is now running only $4 million behind the pace of <em>Finding Nemo</em> (a.k.a. the highest grossing Pixar film ever with $339 million), <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&amp;id=findingnemo.htm">which scored $191.5 million after its first seventeen days of release in 2003</a>. With 3-D ticket sales still strong (<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2596&amp;p=.htm">52 percent of this weekend&rsquo;s purchases were for the extra dimension</a>), <em>Up</em> should float passed $300 million with relative ease and has a very real chance of sailing by&nbsp;<em>Nemo</em> before all is said and done.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>3. <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em>: $25 million ($25 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You&rsquo;ll be reading a lot today about how this total for <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em> is underwhelming. Don&rsquo;t believe it just yet. In the last decade, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&amp;id=denzelwashington.htm">Denzel Washington&rsquo;s</a> wide releases have averaged an opening weekend of around $23 million; over that same time period, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&amp;id=johntravolta.htm">John Travolta&rsquo;s</a> have come up with $20.5 million. Based on those numbers, the R-rated thriller opened perfectly in line with what should have been expected from its two stars. The true test for <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 </em>will be in how it holds up next weekend. Stay tuned.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4. <em>Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian</em>: $9.6 million ($143.4 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While not nearly as big as the first <em>Night at the Museum</em>, the sequel continues to hold strong, slipping just 36 percent in its fourth weekend. Fun fact: <em>Battle of the Smithsonian </em>is the fifth Ben Stiller film to pass the $140 million plateau; by comparison, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=bradpitt.htm">Brad Pitt only has gotten to that number twice</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>5. <em>Land of the Lost</em>: $9.1 million ($34.9 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ill-fated Will Ferrell comedy plunged 51 percent in weekend two, and <em>still</em> managed to easily hold off the opening frame of <em>Imagine That</em> ($5.7 million) to finish in fifth place. Why are we not surprised that a movie starring Eddie Murphy could make <em>Land of the Lost </em>look like a hit?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hollywood is officially on a bender. For a second straight week, <em>The Hangover</em> narrowly topped Pixar&rsquo;s <em>Up </em>to earn the number one spot at the box office, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/">grossing an astonishing $33.4 million in the process</a>. Among the new releases, it was a tale of have and have not: <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em> pulled into third place with a solid $25 million, while Eddie Murphy added another embarrassment to his r&eacute;sum&eacute; with <em>Imagine That</em>. The kiddie film landed with a thud in sixth place, earning just $5.7 million. As we do each Monday, here&rsquo;s a breakdown of the top five at the box office.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1.<em> The Hangover</em>: $33.4 million ($105.3 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, at what point should we stop calling <em>The Hangover </em>a &ldquo;sleeper hit?&rdquo; Todd Phillips&rsquo; film dipped a scant 26 percent this weekend, pushing its total to $105 million in just ten days of release. At this rate, <em>The Hangover</em> has a chance to not only cross $200 million in domestic receipts, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=r-ratedcomedy.htm">but to also surpass <em>Wedding Crashers</em> as the highest grossing R-rated comedy in history</a>. No one's sleeping on this thing: <em>The Hangover </em>is a certified blockbuster.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>2.<em> Up</em>: $30.5 million ($187.1 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of blockbusters, allow us to introduce you to <em>Up</em>. After easing just 31 percent in weekend three, the Pixar smash is now running only $4 million behind the pace of <em>Finding Nemo</em> (a.k.a. the highest grossing Pixar film ever with $339 million), <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&amp;id=findingnemo.htm">which scored $191.5 million after its first seventeen days of release in 2003</a>. With 3-D ticket sales still strong (<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2596&amp;p=.htm">52 percent of this weekend&rsquo;s purchases were for the extra dimension</a>), <em>Up</em> should float passed $300 million with relative ease and has a very real chance of sailing by&nbsp;<em>Nemo</em> before all is said and done.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>3. <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em>: $25 million ($25 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You&rsquo;ll be reading a lot today about how this total for <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3</em> is underwhelming. Don&rsquo;t believe it just yet. In the last decade, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&amp;id=denzelwashington.htm">Denzel Washington&rsquo;s</a> wide releases have averaged an opening weekend of around $23 million; over that same time period, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&amp;id=johntravolta.htm">John Travolta&rsquo;s</a> have come up with $20.5 million. Based on those numbers, the R-rated thriller opened perfectly in line with what should have been expected from its two stars. The true test for <em>The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 </em>will be in how it holds up next weekend. Stay tuned.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>4. <em>Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian</em>: $9.6 million ($143.4 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While not nearly as big as the first <em>Night at the Museum</em>, the sequel continues to hold strong, slipping just 36 percent in its fourth weekend. Fun fact: <em>Battle of the Smithsonian </em>is the fifth Ben Stiller film to pass the $140 million plateau; by comparison, <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=bradpitt.htm">Brad Pitt only has gotten to that number twice</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>5. <em>Land of the Lost</em>: $9.1 million ($34.9 million total)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ill-fated Will Ferrell comedy plunged 51 percent in weekend two, and <em>still</em> managed to easily hold off the opening frame of <em>Imagine That</em> ($5.7 million) to finish in fifth place. Why are we not surprised that a movie starring Eddie Murphy could make <em>Land of the Lost </em>look like a hit?</p>
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