'Up' rises above boxoffice competition

May 31, 2009 Rapturous reviews and broad appeal lifted Disney's 3-D animated feature "Up" to the top of the domestic boxoffice in its first weekend, as the Pixar-produced adventure comedy rang up an estimated $68.2 million in domestic boxoffice. Universal's Sam Raimi-directed horror pic "Drag Me to Hell" opened on the lower end of pre-release projections while still managing a sturdy $16.6 million in third place. Warner Bros.' sci-fi actioner "Terminator Salvation," which also debuted over the Memorial Day frame, fell 62% to $16.1 million in fourth place with an 11-day cume of $90.7 million.

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