Heather Graham's new comedy film "The Hangover" got the first position at the box office over the weekend. Its distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures, estimated that the movie has raised $33.4 million to remain the top box-office draw for a second-straight weekend.
The number apparently beat Disney's latest Pixar Animation hit, the action comedy "Up", which only pulled in $30.5 million in the weekend. Debuting at number 3 was Sony's action remake "The Taking of Pelham 123". The Denzel Washington and John Travolta's film contributed $25 million to ticket sales.
Hollywood.com box-office analyst, Paul Dergarabedian, said that the overall box office was down sharply from the same weekend a year ago. Total revenues this weekend came in at $140 million, off 22 percent from last year's.
"The growth rate for the summer box office is stalled. Every week we're systematically dropping down," Dergarabedian said. "That doesn't mean things are terrible. It just means that compared to last year, it was a great weekend for a 'Hangover' but not a great weekend for the industry."
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