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Posted: 29 June 2009 0345 hrs
A man wears an Optimus Prime uniform as he waits for a first-look midnight screening of the film 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' at a movie theatre in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES - "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," a blockbuster action movie starring Shia LaBeouf, stormed to the top of the North American box office, pushing "The Proposal" to number two, according to earnings estimates released Sunday.
Director Michael Bay's follow-up to 2007's first Transformers movie pulled in 112 million dollars over the three-day period, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The high-action, special effects-laden sequel rolled out with the second largest five-day gross on record, hauling a massive 201 million dollars.
Only 2008 Batman movie "The Dark Knight" pulled in more -- 203 million in its first five days.
"The Proposal," a romantic comedy starring Sandra Bullock as a pushy boss who marries her assistant to keep her US visa, fell to the number two spot to take in 18.6 million dollars in box office receipts.
Critically-acclaimed, raucous adult comedy "The Hangover" kept a hold near box office heights at third, earning 17.2 million dollars. The low budget picture about a Las Vegas bachelor party gone awry increased its three-week run to 183.2 million dollars -- a massive gain for its 35-million-dollar budget.
Pixar's animated feature "Up," which tells the story of a grumpy old man who finds adventure in South America, came in fourth place, taking 13 million dollars.
At fifth this weekend was "My Sister's Keeper," starring Cameron Diaz, which took 12 millions dollars in its first week.
"Year One," a comedy about prehistoric hunter-gatherers fell to the sixth spot, earning 5.8 million dollars in its second week.
At seventh, down two spots, was "The Taking of Pelham 123," a remake of a classic 1974 movie about a subway hijacking, which earned 5.4 million dollars.
Sci-fi blockbuster "Star Trek" hung onto a top ten box office spot for the eighth week, earning the number eight position and taking in 3.6 million dollars.
Comedy sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle for the Smithsonian" took 3.5 million dollars over the weekend, bringing its six-week earnings to 163.2 million.
In 10th place, taking in 1.7 million dollars, was "Away We Go" from director Sam Mendes, which tells the quirky tale of a couple expecting their first child who travel America looking for the perfect place to start their family.
- AFP /ls
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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