This second weekend of the blockbuster season brought with it one of my most anticipated releases, a little film called Star Trek. Ever since its release was pushed back from Christmas 2008, I have been anxious to see what the Star Trek reboot would be like. Well, the wait is over, the movie is here, and the people went out to see it. It easily won the weekend with its $75 million take. Hopefully the film will have a nice long run as it is an absolute blast. It successfully brings Trek back to the big screen in fine fashion.
Taking a steep near 70% drop, yet still taking the second slot is X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The Hugh Jackman comic book actioner opened strong with an $85 million initial tally, but that slipped to $26.4 million. I expected it to do considerably better than that in its sophomore weekend, but I guess I should not be too surprised as the movie is not very good at all. It will be interesting to see if it levels off or if it continues its steep decline.
Third place is held by the Dickens-inspired romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. The film had a decent hold in its second weekend. I have not seen it and cannot say that I have any immediate plans to. I am sure it is perfectly fine, but it just looks rather generic.
Slipping to fourth place is another movie that I have not seen, only this time I am relatively certain I will not see it on purpose. The movie is Obsessed and I would feel better staying home with Fatal Attraction.
Fifth place is for yet another movie I have not seen, 17 Again. I am not sure if there has ever been a list with more movies that I have not seen. This I could foresee myself watching at some point. It has gotten pretty good word and is doing fine at the box.
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