Sunday Update:
The race for the top of Memorial Day weekend’s box office is turning into a squeaker. "Terminator Salvation’s" four-day total stands at $56.3 million while "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" is right on John Connor’s heels with a two-day total of $53.5 million.
The comedy’s two-day take already outdoes 2006’s "Night at the Museum’s" $42 million weekend debut. A Fox exec previously told TheWrap that the studio was expecting the sequel to hit the $42 million mark or slightly higher.
"T4" has also superseded its predecessor “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” which opened with $44 million in 2003.