娱乐英语新闻:"Hangover" tops box office in N. America for second weekend

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros.' R-rated comedy "The Hangover" has become the first movie this summer to hold the top spot for two week at the North American box office, preliminary figures released Sunday showed.

    The film about a wild bachelor party in Las Vegas took in an estimated 33.4 million dollars over the weekend in the U.S. and Canada, with a total of 105.4 million dollars in its first 10 days, according to box office tracking website Hollywood.com.

Actors Bradley Cooper (L) and Heather Graham arrive for the UK premiere of "The Hangover" in Leicester Square, central London June 10, 2009

The unexpected blockbuster set a new speed record for an R-rated film to hit the 100-million-dollar mark at the box office, after "Sex and the City" earned 100 million dollars in 11 days last year.

    Disney/Pixar's 3-D animated adventure "Up" continued in second place this weekend, with an estimated 30.5 million dollars. It has taken in a total of 187.2 million dollars in North America since its release three weeks ago.

    "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," a Sony/Columbia remake of the 1974 subway-hijacking thriller starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, debuted in third place with 25 million dollars.

    The weekend's another new release, Paramount's family comedy "Imagine That" starring Eddie Murphy was in a distant sixth with a poor opening of 5.7 million dollars.

    Rounding out the top five films this weekend in North America are "Night At The Museum: Battle of The Smithsonian" from 20th Century Fox with 9.6 million dollars and "Land at the Lost" from Universal with 9.2 million dollars.