Summer's Biggest Box Office Hits

The 2009 Summer Movie Season is over, unfortunately. However, this year we got one of the biggest summers in box office history! The numbers have been calculated for this year’s summer session, which brought in a total of over 4 billion dollars in ticket sales. Major! So which movies helped this year become one of the biggest summers ever? Check out the domestic Top 15 movies of the summer below!

2009 Domestic Grosses

#1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Total Gross: $401,501,881

#2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
$300,105,842

#3. Up
$291,819,165

#4. The Hangover
$273,900,474

#5. Star Trek
$257,611,714

#6. Monsters Vs. Aliens
$198,351,526

#7. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
$195,046,675

#8. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
$179,879,825

#9. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
$177,034,702

#10. The Proposal
$162,250,180

#11. Fast and Furious
$155,064,265

#12. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
$146,336,178

#13. GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
$146,282,094

#14. Taken
$145,000,989

#15. Angels and Demons
$133,375,846

Weekend Box Office: Angels & Demons is No. 1!

Another solid week for the Box Office! I love this time of year, the best movies are released. Making almost fifty million dollars over the weekend Dan Brown's Angels & Demons starts at the top of the box office just a few million ahead of last week's number one - Star Trek. Here's the rest of the top five:

Weekend Box Office

May 15–17, 2009

#1. Angels & Demons

(Weekend Gross: $48,000,000 // Total Gross: Debut)

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#2. Star Trek

($43,000,000 // $147,611,000)

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#3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

($14,800,000 // $151,091,000)

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#4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

($6,860,000 // $40,062,000)

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#5. Obsessed

($4,550,000 // $62,571,000)

Weekend Box Office: Star Trek Starts at #1

Another big box office opening for this summer movie season! Start Trek has opened at the top of the box office making over $70 million this weekend! Not bad at all, here is the rest of the top five:

May 8–10, 2009

Weekend Studio Estimates

#1. Star Trek

(Weekend Gross: $72,500,000 // Total Gross: Debut)

#2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

($27,000,000 // $129,624,000)

#3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

($10,450,000 // $30,246,000)

#4. Obsessed

($6,600,000 // $56,247,000)

#5. 17 Again

($4,405,000 // $54,167,000)

Weekend Box Office: Wolverine Strong at #1

With the biggest opening of the year so far, X-Men Origins: Wolverine sits at the top of this weekend's box office chart. The movie grossed a great total of over $87 million! Talk about success here. To those who have not seen the movie yet I must say: Ignore the negative critics, this movie is f*cking great! Go watch it, I definitely recommend it.

Weekend Box Office

May 1-3, 2009

#1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

(Weekend Gross: $87,000,000 // Total Gross: Debut)

#2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

($15,325,000 // Debut)

#3. Obsessed

($12,200,000 // $47,002,000)

#4. 17 Again

($6,355,000 // $48,497,000)

#5. Monsters Vs. Aliens

($5,800,000 // $182,405,000)

Out on the Big Screen Today!

The film focuses on the violent past of mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and his time with Team X, before Wolverine's skeleton was bonded with the indestructible metal adamantium. The plot also details his early encounters with Colonel William Stryker, the Weapon X program and Wolverine's interactions with other mutants including his relationship with his half-brother Sabretooth. Can't wait to see this one tonight.

Hugh Jackman on Entertainment Weekly

Hugh Jackman appears on the cover of the new Entertainment Weekly promoting his new movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which will hit the big screen on May 1st.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Final Trailer

Here's the final and best movie trailer for the upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. One of the most anticipated movies of this year. Trailer looks awesome, can't wait to go see this one. Enjoy!

X-Men Origins: Wolverine New Posters

Ah, can't wait to see this movie when it comes out on May 1st (April 29th in France). It's about damn time. Here are two new teaser posters released from the upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Awesome.

Wolverine Movie Trailer!

It's about damn time! This movie has been in the works for a LONG time. X-Men Origins: Wolverine will finally be hitting the big screen next year and here is the first official trailer. Loving it! Can't wait to see it.