In a final result that no one saw coming, Warner Bros.’ “The Hangover” edged out Disney/Pixar’s “Up” over the weekend. Final figures indicated that The Hangover raked in $44,979,319 to take the No. 1 position in the box-office rankings. “Up” fell to second place with $44,138,266. While “The Hangover” performed better than the studio had estimated, Universal’s “Land of the Lost” lost even more ground than the studio had thought, winding up with only $18,837,350. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):

1. “The Hangover,” Warner Bros., $44,979,319 (New)
2. “Up,” Disney, $44,138,266, 2 Wks. ($137,210,701)
3. “Land of the Lost,” Universal, $18,837,350, (New)
4. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” 20th Century Fox, $14,634,988, 3 Wks. ($127,326,188)
5. “Star Trek,” Paramount, $8,310,480, 5 Wks. ($222,712,175)
6. “Terminator Salvation,” Warner Bros., $8,248,387, 3 Wks. ($105,568,008)
7. “Drag Me to Hell,” Universal, $7,040,550, 2 Wks. ($28,233,230)
8. “Angels & Demons,” Sony, $6,550,282, 3 Wks. ($116,174,931)
9. “My Life in Ruins,” Fox Searchlight, $3,223,161, (New)
10. “Dance Flick,” Paramount, $1,958,725, 3 Wks. ($22,625,733)

I saw The Hangover on Saturday (my birthday!!) and I can’t tell you how much I loved this movie. It was unbelievably funny!  I think I laughed from the opening credits to the end.  I almost PEED MY PANTS with the photo’s that showed as the closing credits rolled.  Let’s just say – you don’t want to look, and yet you have to – and then you’re dying laughing!  It was perverse and hilarious, and the little baby “Carlos” nearly steals the show from my dreamboat, Bradley Cooper.

It’s vulgar – and crass – and absolutely BRILLIANT. Go see it!