Summer Box Office 2009 Set Records

Variety is reporting that 2009 has already become the highest-grossing summer ever at the domestic box office. So far, the box office revenues are $4.17 billion, compared to $4.16 billion for summer 2007, the previous record holder. This Labor Day weekend should add another $100 million or more to the total tally, meaning thi summer would be up at least 3% in grosses over 2007.

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Here are the ten top grossing films released this summer:

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen                     $399,416,040
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince                  $294,258,075
3. Up!                                                                                 $289,639,811
4. The Hangover                                                              $270,237,753
5. Star Trek                                                                       $256,673,273
6. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs                               $193,250,211
7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine                                          $179,863,544
8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian    $176,461,908
9. The Proposal                                                                 $160,154,402
10. Angels & Demons                                                        $133,375,846