Friday Box Office: Big Night

In the box office battle of the behemoths yesterday, Ben Stiller gave Christian Bale plenty of new material to glower about. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian outdrew Terminator Salvation, though neither debut was exceptional enough to really pop through in a year of mega Fridays. It remains to be seen how Terminator will weather its bad buzz, though the disappointing X-Men Origins: Wolverine may serve as some indication: despite opening far bigger than Star Trek, it's now on track to take in much less than the J.J. Abrams revival.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN: $15,300,000 (new)

TERMINATOR SALVATION: $14,845,000 ($28,217,000)

ANGELS & DEMONS: $6,050,000 ($66,161,000)

STAR TREK: $5,775,000 ($167,409,000)

DANCE FLICK: $3,900,000 (new)

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE: $2,100,000 ($157,354,000)

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST: $1,100,000 ($43,238,000)

OBSESSED: $575,000 ($64,483,000)

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS: $280,000 ($191,926,000)

17 AGAIN: $270,000 ($59,579,000)

Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo