'Angels & Demons' hauls $48 million

May 17, 2009 Sony's Tom Hanks starrer "Angels & Demons" hovers in boxoffice limbo domestically -- neither heavenly hit nor hellish flop, after opening No. 1 with an estimated $48 million during the weekend -- but its worldwide bow was much more celestial. Directed by Ron Howard and co-produced by Imagine Entertainment, "Angels" enjoyed a profoundly outsized international debut of $104.3 million from 96 territories. Paramount's well-reviewed sci-fi actioner "Star Trek" charted a stellar second session to grab second place in the domestic rankings, as the franchise prequel dropped just 46% from its first frame to $43 million and a $147.6 million cume.

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