‘Up’ holds up, still No. 1

Up showed it isn’t just a one weekend wonder, fending off two new movies to remain No. 1 in U.S. theaters, Box Office Mojo said Sunday.

The animated adventure featuring the voice of Ed Asner pulled in another estimated $44.24 million and has now tallied $137.32 million since opening last weekend.

That was enough to force The Hangover and Land of the Lost to be content with the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in their opening weekends.

The Hangover, a Todd Phillips-directed comedy about three groomsmen’s weekend of partying in Las Vegas, sold an estimated $43.28 million in tickets, while Land of the Lost, a science-fiction comedy starring Will Ferrell, managed $19.52 million.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was No. 4 with $14.65 million in gross receipts, followed by Star Trek with $8.4 million.

Next in the top 10 were Terminator Salvation at $8.18 million, Drag Me to Hell at $7.34 million and Angels & Demons at $6.5 million.

Another new movie, My Life in Ruins, a romantic comedy starring Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss, started at No. 9 with $3.23 million in estimated sales, while Dance Flick came in 10th with $2 million.

Eliminated from the top tier were X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Obsessed.