The Proposal and The Hangover continue to show strong legs as they draw in the crowds and suffer only minimal percentage dips. The former does not really deserve it, but is still entertaining, while the latter is one of the funniest films of the year and is well deserving of the attention.
In the latter half of the list there is not much to comment on as the movies continue to slide down the list. The only thing of any real note is that Star Trek has finally descended and dropped off the top ten. It is still the most successful of the franchise and I am happy for its success, but it is also sad to see the inevitable happen.
Next week's freshman class will see the arrival of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation, Bruno. We will also get to see the Hayden Panettiere comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper.
Two movies dropped off the top ten this week: Star Trek (11) and Away We Go (12).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | 1 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $42,320,877 | $293,355,885 | 2 |
| 2 | N | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $41,690,382 | $66,732,868 | 1 |
| 3 | N | Public Enemies | $25,271,675 | $40,141,080 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | The Proposal | $12,857,482 | $94,335,111 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | The Hangover | $11,268,413 | $205,038,233 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Up | $6,521,389 | $264,816,694 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | My Sister's Keeper | $5,788,327 | $26,518,582 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $2,534,228 | $58,508,070 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Year One | $2,323,843 | $38,304,392 | 3 |
| 10 | 9 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $2,043,288 | $167,706,959 | 7 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
What a completely mediocre week for predictions by yours truly. My placings were decent, while my box office predictions were all over the map. I started with guesses that are way too high, while my numbers at the bottom were pretty darn close. Actually, this feels like a typical week for me. One day I will figure out some consistency for this. I can't believe how low the grosses were next to my predictions.
Here is how the field matched up:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 2 | 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $41,690,382 | $60 million |
| 1 | 2 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $42,320,877 | $51 million |
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3 |
3 | Public Enemies | $25,271,675 | $32 million |
| 4 | 4 | The Proposal | $12,857,482 | $10 million |
| 5 | 5 | The Hangover | $11,268,413 |
$9 million |
| 6 | 6 | Up | $6,521,389 | $7 million |
| 7 | 7 | My Sister's Keeper | $5,788,327 | $6 million |
| 9 | 8 | Year One | $2,323,843 | $3 million |
| 8 | 9 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $2,534,228 | $2.5 million |
| 11 | 10 | Star Trek | $1,769,967 | $1.75 million |
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