I'm am so glad The Hangover is doing well. I said right after I saw it that if The Hangover makes over $145 million I will forgive America for making Paul Blart a hit. Well, it is finally time to heal. Also glad to see Up continue to do so well. It seems that quality is starting to win out over gimmicks and big stars. Let's see how long that will last.

Next week is a head scratcher for sure. I think The Hangover and Up are going to have some amazing holdovers. And I'm thinking that The Proposal, the first romantic comedy (My Life in Ruins didn't go too wide) since Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, it has a shot at outdoing Year One, a movie with a big star in prehistoric times with an okay but not laugh out loud funny trailer. Hmmm, if it had a dinosaur I would be thinking back to Land of the Lost. So, I'm thinking next week will go like this:

1. The Proposal – $25 million
2. The Hangover – $23 million
3. Up – $21 million
4. Year One – $18 million
5. The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 – $13 million

I want Year One to succeed so badly, because it looks frickin hilarious, but I can't see it making past $30 million when it's supposedly opening at less than 3,00 locations. Early weekend predics:

1. Year One- $27.5 million
2. The Proposal- $26.0
3. Up- $24.6 million
4. The Hangover- $21.1 million
5. The Taking of Pelham 123- $13.2 million

next week is really tough, I think Year One is going to split the Hangover's audience, and the girls are gonna come out in droves for the Proposal, the first real date movie in a couple of weeks and it's trailer has been shown before a ton of this years bigger movies. I think the word of mouth for Away We Go will be good enough for it to break into the top ten if it's expanding enough. There's gonna be a bunch of movies just making decent money this weekend. Also, I think the word of mouth for Away We Go will be good enough for it to break into the top ten if it's expanding enough. But here's how i think it will out turn out right now:
1. The Proposal – $30 Million
2. Year One – $28 Million
3. The Hangover – $26 Million
4. Up – $25 Million
5. Taking of Pelham 123 – $12 Million
6. Night at the Museum – $6 Million
7. Star Trek – $4 Million
8. Land of the Lost – $3 Million
9. Terminator Salvation – $2 Million
10. Away We Go – $1 Million

i really wanted to make that point about Away We Go, hahaha

Hey Laremy — WALL*E actually outearned Kung Fu Panda domestically last year; 223.8 million to 215.4 million. Kung Fu Panda, however, had the higher foreign gross.

@Chris C: Yeah, I generally look at worldwide cume unless stated otherwise…

YEAR ONE – 33.8
THE PROPOSAL – 25,5
THE HANGOVER – 21,8
UP – 20,5
THE TALKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 – 14,3
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 – 5,8
LAND OF THE LOST – 5,1
STAR TREK – 3,5
IMAGINE THAT – 2,8
TERMINATOR SALVATION – 2,6

Wow, "good buzz" remains the story so far this summer. Great holds for both Hangover and UP, and I can't be any more happier for both. Hangover is on pace to go 200-215mil, and UP is on pace to hit 280-300mil which is shocking since more than a few industry analysts predicted it to be a tough sell and even went as far saying it will be Pixar's lowest performer B.O.-wise.

Next week is a tough one. UP and Hangover will both have strong holds again, and you have 2 new films in Year One and The Proposal. I expect all 4 of them to finish north of 20million.

I really can't say anything about next weekend. Gotta expect till Thursday when reviews start coming out because if Year One find some good word of mouth it could win but if not i'm expecting Hangover to take the top slot again.

@laremy: My fault. I thought you had said domestically.

Proposal should get next weekend- the rom-com audience has had nothing for a while, and the fact that it's supposed to actually be funny could help too. Hangover and Up will continue to have sensational holds. Year One is a complete wild card at this point- the advertising looks terrible, but I have a feeling it could actually be a decent movie.

1. The Proposal: 28.8m
2. Up: 22m (-28%)
3. Hangover: 22m (-33%) (another photo finish)
4. Year One: 16.7m
5. Pelham 1 2 3: 11.8m (-52%)

I also have the feeling that Up was really underestimated on Sunday. A 34% drop just doesn't feel right, even with Proposal sneaks the night before.

@Gophers Attack!: Couldn't agree more… I'm bamboozled by that too. It's only dropped 20-25% in the past.

The Proposal is the first major rom-com in a while, Year One will be going up against the Hangover and Land of the Lost and really looks like one of those bad spoof movies so I wouldn't put it down for too much. Call my cynical but Jack Black isn't much of a draw anymore.

1. Proposal -25 mill

2+3 will be another darn photo finish at about 20 mill between Hangover and up again, the pair have became a major face off. I want to say Up this time but if the Oracle has taught me anything its not to dis The Hangover.

4. Year One, 15 mill

5. Pelham will take about 10-15 mill and fade into the realms of who cares.

yeah, jack black isn't much of a draw anymore, but jack black and michael cera? I'm not saying, I'm just saying…

Totally agree with JAB Will Ferrel is a falling star while Michael Cera is a rising one. And Jack Black can only add a couple million to its take. And let's not forget that the guy directing this movie also worked on Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Animal House, and many other comedic masterpieces. So fans of those movies will definitely be checking this one out.

@Gophers Attack!: @Bustray: I agree, I think Disney was playing it way to safe with the Sunday estimate. I won't be surprised if actuals tomorrow show UP at 31mil

The Hangover 25 million
The Proposal 22 million
Up 21.5 million
Year One 19 million
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 14.5 million

Personally, I would like Year One to take it next week, but good buzz from Hangover will take some of its money as they're both Rated R. Expect either an amazing hold from Up, or a fantastic debut of the Proposal

The Proposal – 23.5M
Up – 23.1
The Hangover – 22.7
Year One – 19.8
Pelham 1 2 3 – 13.9

my predictions for next week without guessing how much money they make

1. Year One
2. The Proposal
3. The Hangover
4. Up
5. Pehlam 123
6. Night at the Museum2(even though it sucked)
7. Land of the Lost
8. Star Trek
9. Imagine That
10. Terminator Salvation
Extra 11. Angels And Demons

Hangover will probably reach more than $210(about how much wedding crashers made).

We all know the week after's #1
1. Transformers 2