Night at the Museum crumbles competition at U.S. box office

Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais and Ben Stiller are laughing their way to the top of the U.S. box office - their new film Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian has toppled the competition in its opening weekend (22-24May09).

The comedians co-star with Amy Adams, Owen Wilson and Hank Azaria in the film, which took in £35.7 million over the Memorial Day weekend.

The win was a shock for movie reviewers, who insisted Terminator Salvation - the fourth movie in the sci-fi franchise - was poised to take the top spot after scooping more than £8.7 million on its first day of release. But the film came in at second with £28.7 million in earnings.

The new Star Trek movie followed at third, with nearly £14.7 million in earnings and now boasting a three-week total of £122.4 million.

Rounding out the top five are Tom Hanks' Angels & Demons and new comedy spoof Dance Flick, which took in £14.3 million and £7.4 million respectively.

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