LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on May 8, led by the new release 'Star Trek,'
according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1 (*) Star Trek ..................... $72.5 million
2 (1) Wolverine ..................... $27.0 million
3 (2) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past .... $10.5 million
4 (3) Obsessed ...................... $ 6.6 million
5 (4) 17 Again ...................... $ 4.4 million
6 (*) Next Day Air .................. $ 4.0 million
7 (6) The Soloist ................... $ 3.6 million
8 (5) Monsters vs. Aliens ........... $ 3.4 million
9 (7) Earth ......................... $ 2.5 million
10 (8) Hannah Montana: The Movie ..... $ 2.4 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release. 'Star Trek' grossed $4 million more from Thursday previews.
TOTALS TO DATE
Monsters vs. Aliens ........... $186.9 million
X-Men Origins: Wolverine ...... $129.6 million
Star Trek ..................... $ 76.5 million
Hannah Montana: The Movie ..... $ 74.1 million
Obsessed ...................... $ 56.2 million
17 Again ...................... $ 54.2 million
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past .... $ 30.3 million
Earth ......................... $ 26.1 million
The Soloist ................... $ 23.5 million
Next Day Air .................. $ 4.0 million
'Star Trek,' 'The Soloist' and 'Monsters vs. Aliens' were distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc .
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.
'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' and '17 Again' were released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
'Obsessed' was released by Screen Gems, a division of Sony Corp's Columbia Pictures.
'Next Day Air' was distributed by privately held Summit Entertainment.
'Earth' was released by Disneynature Films and 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' was released by Walt Disney Pictures, both units of the Walt Disney Co.
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1 (*) Star Trek ..................... $72.5 million
2 (1) Wolverine ..................... $27.0 million
3 (2) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past .... $10.5 million
4 (3) Obsessed ...................... $ 6.6 million
5 (4) 17 Again ...................... $ 4.4 million
6 (*) Next Day Air .................. $ 4.0 million
7 (6) The Soloist ................... $ 3.6 million
8 (5) Monsters vs. Aliens ........... $ 3.4 million
9 (7) Earth ......................... $ 2.5 million
10 (8) Hannah Montana: The Movie ..... $ 2.4 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release. 'Star Trek' grossed $4 million more from Thursday previews.
TOTALS TO DATE
Monsters vs. Aliens ........... $186.9 million
X-Men Origins: Wolverine ...... $129.6 million
Star Trek ..................... $ 76.5 million
Hannah Montana: The Movie ..... $ 74.1 million
Obsessed ...................... $ 56.2 million
17 Again ...................... $ 54.2 million
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past .... $ 30.3 million
Earth ......................... $ 26.1 million
The Soloist ................... $ 23.5 million
Next Day Air .................. $ 4.0 million
'Star Trek,' 'The Soloist' and 'Monsters vs. Aliens' were distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc .
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.
'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' and '17 Again' were released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.
'Obsessed' was released by Screen Gems, a division of Sony Corp's Columbia Pictures.
'Next Day Air' was distributed by privately held Summit Entertainment.
'Earth' was released by Disneynature Films and 'Hannah Montana: The Movie' was released by Walt Disney Pictures, both units of the Walt Disney Co.
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