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'The Hangover' Hangs Onto #1, As 'Pelham 1 2 3' Takes Third
added by newsBot'Up' stays at #2 at the weekend box office, while Eddie Murphy's 'Imagine That' disappoints at #6.
By Elisabeth Rappe
Zach Galifianakis in "The Hangover"
Photo: Warner Bros.
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "The Hangover" ($33.4 million)
#2 "Up" ($30.5 million)
#3 "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" ($25 million)
#4 "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" ($9.6 million)
#5 "Land of the Lost" ($9.15 million)
Weekend audiences preferred to revisit Las Vegas and a fantastical South America over a remade ride on the subway. After last weekend's tight race and box-office recount, the boys of "The Hangover" kept the party going, and stayed high above the rest with $33.4 million. The R-rated comedy is the first film of summer 2009 to stay at #1 for two weeks straight, and exceeded Warner Bros.' wildest expectations by earning $105 million in just 10 days. Who says no one leaves Las Vegas a winner?
Sony's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" was neither a winner nor a loser,
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