LOS ANGELES – Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum” sequel and Christian Bale’s “Terminator Salvation” are combining for a solid Memorial Day weekend at the box office.
According to estimates from distributor 20th Century Fox, “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” took in $53.5 million from Friday to Sunday. That put it well ahead of the first movie, which had a $30.4 million three-day opening in December 2006.
Distributor Warner Bros. said “Terminator Salvation” pulled in $43 million over the same period, plus $13.4 million on opening day Thursday. Its total since debuting was $56.4 million.
The fourth movie in “The Terminator” series came in a bit behind 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” the last of the franchise’s installments to star Arnold Schwarzenegger. That third chapter took in $44 million in its first weekend.
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