Tops at the box office this weekend was "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian." I wasn’t that crazy about the movie (read my review here), but it’s the only new family flick out right now, which is why I think it scored high. It wasn’t bad; just wasn’t as good as the first movie. Take a peek at the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $70M
Terminator Salvation, $53.82M
Star Trek, $29.40M
Angels & Demons, $27.70M
Dance Flick, $13.10M
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $10.10M
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $4.83M
Obsessed, $2.50M
Monsters vs. Aliens, $1.90M
17 Again, $1.28M

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I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone that "Star Trek" ruled the box office universe this weekend, beating "Wolverine" by a million light-years. Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:

Star Trek, $75.20M
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $26.40M
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $10.25M
Obsessed, $6.56M
17 Again, $4.23M
Next Day Air, $4.11M
The Soloist, $3.94M
Monsters vs. Aliens, $3.26M
Earth, $2.66M
Hannah Montana: The Movie, $2.19M

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Hugh Jackman and his alter-ego Wolverine grabbed the top spot at the box office this weekend, with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner coming in a distant second, and “Fast & Furious” dropping off the list to 11th place. Check out the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $85.05M
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $15.41M
Obsessed, $12.05M
17 Again, $6.36M
Monsters vs. Aliens, $5.80M
The Soloist, $5.65M
Earth, $4.34M
Hannah Montana: The Movie, $4.16M
Fighting, $4.01M
State of Play, $2.76M

Image: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, TM and Copyright 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2009

Yes, friends, if it’s buff guys with cuteness to spare that you’re after, get yourself to a theater this weekend! Hugh Jackman and Matthew McConaughey are all the rage at the cineplex. Take a look:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PG-13). The spiky-limbed X-Man played by Hugh Jackman gets his own movie. We learn Wolverine’s violent and romantic past, including his complex relationship with Victor Creed. [Trailer] [Meet the Mutants] [Official Site]
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13). Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner star in this romantic comedy about a confirmed bachelor who’s visited by ghosts of past, present and future girlfriends. [Preview …read more

Stopping by Good Morning America today was Jennifer Garner, out and about to promote her new movie, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.” She’s the one girl who’s immune to Matthew McConaughey’s charms, and he starts to think differently about her after being visited by past, present and future girlfriends.
The movie hits theaters tomorrow, May 1, 2009. Read my preview and watch the trailer here. And check out the last photo to see Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman, also on GMA today to promote his new movie, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” They’re adorable together!

Matthew McConaughey continues to be one of my favorite romantic comedy stars, and his real-life girlfriend says he (and their new baby) is such a flirt, so I guess the genre is right up his alley.
In "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," McConaughey plays Connor Mead, a confirmed bachelor and celeb photographer who has no qualms about breaking up with several women on a conference call. While at his younger brother’s wedding, Connor nearly single-handedly ruins the wedding, and gets haunted by not only his hard-partying uncle (Michael Douglas), but also the ghosts of his past, present and future girlfriends. Jennifer …read more

Matthew McConaughey is taking a break from romantic comedies like “Fool’s Gold” and the upcoming “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (in theaters May 1, 2009) to delve into a juicy legal thriller.
McConaughey is attached to star in “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Based on a Michael Connolly book, the story centers on low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller who finds himself representing a rich client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled.
While I like McConaughey in the romantic comedies – he’s pretty cute, after all – I also appreciate his dramas like “We Are Marshall” and “A Time to …read more

Here’s the Warner Bros. 2009 Film Preview. And woohoo that "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will finally hit theaters on July 17, 2009. "The Dark Knight" hits theaters — AGAIN! Zac Efron gets a chance to be young again in "17 Again" (uh, haven’t we seen that plotline in about 20 movies?), John Connor comes back in "Terminator: Salvation," Robert Downey, Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes, and Clint Eastwood is nowhere near retiring. He begins AND ends 2009 with new movies. Check out the lineup:
GRAN TORINO In theatres on December 12 (NY & LA) …read more