'Night at the Museum' beats out 'Terminator Salvation' at weekend box office

May 25, 12:59 AMDallas Movie ExaminerCasey Cavalier

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Night at the Museum 2 wins weekend box office.

"Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" easily won the weekend box office war, earning $53.5 million in its first weekend. By the end of Monday it is expected to gather $68 million in receipts for Twentieth Century Fox, says Phil Contrino of Box Office.com.

Warner Brothers Pictures earned $43.1 million with "Terminator Salvation," falling short of expectations, possibly due to poor word-of-mouth resulting from less than enthusiastic reviews.

"Star Trek" and "Angels & Demons" came in close with $21.9 million and $21.4 million respectively to land the number three and four slots.

The weekend's (May 22-24) Top Ten

1. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"

2. "Terminator Salvation"

3. "Star Trek"

4. Angels & Demons"

5. "Dance Flick"

6. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"

7. "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"

8. "Obsessed"

9. "Monsters vs. Aliens"

10. "17 Again"