If you thought Up<\/a> was done breaking records, you were way wrong!<\/p>\n

Pixar’s 10th feature just broke through a huge barrier: the $250 million mark! That means it has surpassed Cars, Toy Story 2 and Star Trek this weekend. "Star Trek?" you say. Yes, that means that Up is not only the highest grossing 3D movie<\/a> ever but also the highest grossing movie of 2009<\/strong><\/a> in the US! Even more impressive, it’s only been 4 weeks into release!<\/p>\n

What a milestone! Unfortunately, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is right on its heels, grossing $200 million in just 5 days. The good thing is that we know it’s not all<\/em> about the money (up there with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>) and 250+ million is more than enough to keep the Mouse happy with John Lasseter and company. That is, considering it’s the 8th highest grossing animated movie<\/a> and 7th highest grossing CGI<\/span> movie<\/a> ever…<\/p>\n

Now let’s come into perspective with the highly successful Pixar instead of competitors which have hits here and bombs there. Right now Up is hovering around the number 4 spot in the studio’s canon<\/a>. Better yet, it’s about $10 million away from the #2 spot which is claimed by The Incredibles.<\/p>\n

Even though Up kept going strong, it did<\/em> get hit harder than usual by the big robot sequel. Here’s the breakdown: Friday and Sunday both brought in<\/a> an estimated $4 million with a $5 million Saturday bringing in an estimated $13 million weekend. If the week keeps up how I think it will, Up should surpass Monsters, Inc. by next Friday.<\/p>\n

What’s that I hear? Oh, of course, it’s the sound of celebration and maybe a few regretful sighs from the analysts. Congratulations, Pixar!<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Actuals are in! This weekend’s total is $250,234,554 <\/strong>comprised of $3.9 mil. on Friday, $5.0 mil on Saturday and $4.0 mil. on Sunday.<\/p>\n

(via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"