Top Shelf at the Box Office!

Three weeks of major summer blockbusters in a row, with little to no end in sight. In fact, this upcoming week is probably going to be the most interesting as we have a true head-to-head matchup in store as Terminator Salvation will battle Night at the Museum 2 for your hard earned dollars. But as for the previous week, it was a bit of a letdown, with mostly everything staying put or dropping just so slightly.

1. Angels and Demons- $48M

The sequel to The Da Vinci Code never stood a chance of topping it's predecessor. The storyline isn't nearly as compelling or controversial as that one was. But I think the major sticking point is that nobody was really clamoring for a sequel. Da Vinci was a huge blockbuster success, grossing something over $500M worldwide, but critically the film received mixed reviews. I myself found it to be little more than a serious version of National Treasure. Angels and Demons suffered as a result, and while the film is still kicking arse internationally, it's domestic take has to be something of a disappointment. With so many major titles coming out starting this week, the chances of Angels coming close to Da Vinci's total is slim to none, and slim just went out to lunch.

2. Star Trek- $43M/$148M

Trek fans continue to hit up JJ Abrams' masterful reboot in droves, as it very nearly equaled the debuting Angels & Demons, only dropping around 43% in revenue. Trek is spurred on by it's monster IMAX tally, which ported in another in a record $5.1M in it's second week. Unfortunately, that will all come to an end since Night at the Museum(seriously? Not Terminator?) will be taking over IMAX screens come Friday. I expect Star Trek will maintain it's hold in the Top 5 for a few more weeks.

3. X-men Origins: Wolverine- $14.8M/$151M

Wolverine continues to perform better than it probably should, as this has to be looked upon as a successful moneymaker by any stretch of the imagination, especially for what is essentially the fourth film in a franchise.

4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past- $6.86M/$40.1M

The Shirtless Wonder's best film continues to creep towards respectable numbers. Perhaps people are catching on to the somewhat positive word of mouth, which would account for the film's staying power on the chart. It's still an under performer compared to his other movies, however.

5. Obsessed- $4.55M/$62.6M

Like an angry stalker, this one just keeps hangin' around long after it should've been away and done with. People are still asking me about whether or not they should see it, which is an indicator that interest isn't really waning despite the flood of bigger summer event movies.

6. 17 Again- $3.4M/$58.4M

7. Monsters vs. Aliens- $3M/$191M

Only dropping 8% at this stage of the game is simply remarkable.

8. The Soloist- $2.42M/$27.5M

9. Next Day Air- $2.28M/$7.65M

10. Earth- $1.68M/$29.1M

Also: Jennifer Aniston = star power? Not so much. Her latest star vehicle, Management, a little indie film with a lot of buzz based solely on her presence in it, only rang up $378,000 in 212 theatres. Not all that impressive. Management marks her return to the indie world following her noteworthy turn in The Good Girl. The Brothers Bloom, my most anticipated film of the year, only opend in 4 cities and brought in $82,000. It will be expanding to more cities starting this week.