'Up' tops box office again

'Up' tops box office again

Walt Disney Co.’s 3-D feature "Up" maintained box-office altitude for the second straight week despite the debut of two highly anticipated comedies.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the movie "Up", from Disney’s Pixar animation studio, reeled in $44.2 million to remain on top of the box office for the second weekend.

The Warner Bros. bachelor-bash comedy "The Hangover" came in a close second with a $43.3 million debut. The film about a group of men trying to reconstruct what happened at a wild, Las Vegas bachelor party benefited from a good buzz and positive reviews. It also was the first big comedy released after a month dominated by action flicks.

Will Ferrell's action comedy for Universal, "Land of the Lost", starring Will Ferrell, finished a disappointing third at $19.5 million.

While "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" finished fourth with $14.6 million, "Star Trek", a Paramount issue, followed at No. 5 with $8.4 million.

Revenues for most big movies typically dropped 50 percent or more in the second weekend, but the audience for "Up" was down only 35 percent from its opening.

Here are the top ten films at the US box office :

1.  Up ($44.2 million)

2.  The Hangover ($43.3 million)

3.  Land of the Lost ($19.5 million)

4.  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ($14.7 million)

5.  Star Trek ($8.4 million)

6.  Terminator Salvation ($8.2 million)

7.  Drag Me to Hell ($7.3 million)

8.  Angels & Demons ($6.5 million)

9.  My Life in Ruins ($3.2 million)

10. Dance Flick ($2 million)