Box Office: "Knocked Up" Opens Solid

A lot of people wanted to get knocked up this weekend as the new Katherine Heigl comedy opened in a solid second place at the box office generating almost $30 million and exceeding studio expectations.

That means the movie has already earned it production budget and "Grey's Anatomy" star Heigl is now one of the few small screen stars with box office appeal. The actress is about to start shooting her next movie "27 Dresses" co-starring James Marsden.

Elsewhere, "Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End" dipped over 60% to earn $43,2 million in its second weekend, still earning a strong #1 on the chart.

Globally, the movie has already earned $625 million and is on the right track to exceed the $654 million that scored the second outing "The Black Pearl" last summer.

The original movie from 2003 ("Dead Man's Chest") however remains the #1 with over $1 billion in worldwide sales.

"Shrek: The Third" remains a force to be reckoned with, generating $26,7 million or 254,6 million in domestic sales thus far, surpassing the original 2001 movie.

"Shrek The Third" has yet to be released in many international territories.

Here is the full top-5:

1. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," $43.2 million.
2. "Knocked Up," $29.3 million.
3. "Shrek the Third," $26.7 million.
4. "Mr. Brooks," $10 million.
5. "Spider-Man 3," $7.5 million.
6. "Waitress," $2 million.
7. "Gracie," $1.4 million.
8. "Bug," $1.22 million.
9. "28 Weeks Later," $1.2 million.
10. "Disturbia," $1.1 million.

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