Up trounced everyone at the box office this weekend with an excellent $68 million take. The rest of the field, however, was disappointing. Drag Me to Hell, despite good reviews, couldn’t get past $17 million, while Night at the Museum fell more than anticipated. Same goes for Star Trek and Terminator. Star Trek did become the first film of 2009 to top the $200 million mark.

Up – $68.2M – $68.2M
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – $25.5M – $105M
Drag Me to Hell – $16.6M – $16.6M
Terminator Salvation – $16.1M – $90.7M
Star Trek – $12.8M – $210M
Angels & Demons – $11.2M – $105M
Dance Flick – $4.9M – $19.2M
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – $3.9M – $171M
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past – $1.91M – $50M
Obsessed – $665K – $67.5M

Up should soar this weekend. The new Pixar film is getting raves and should net somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 million. The other newcomer is Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, which is getting fine reviews and will offer solid counter programing to the family movies coming out. Look for around $25 million. Night at the Museum 2 should do a solid $30-35 million. Star Trek and Terminator Salvation should do in the $20 million range.

New this week:

Up
Reviews have been nothing short of spectacular. Catch this one.

Drag Me to Hell
Great return to the horror genre for Sam Raimi. He hasn’t forgotten his sense of humor. Could be a sleeper hit.