I’m sure it’s no surprise to anyone that "Star Trek" ruled the box office universe this weekend, beating "Wolverine" by a million light-years. Here’s the scoop from Box Office Mojo:

1. Star Trek, $75.20M
2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $26.40M
3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $10.25M
4. Obsessed, $6.56M
5. 17 Again, $4.23M
6. Next Day Air, $4.11M
7. The Soloist, $3.94M
8. Monsters vs. Aliens, $3.26M
9. Earth, $2.66M
10. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $2.19M

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Hugh Jackman and his alter-ego Wolverine grabbed the top spot at the box office this weekend, with Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner coming in a distant second, and “Fast & Furious” dropping off the list to 11th place. Check out the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $85.05M
2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, $15.41M
3. Obsessed, $12.05M
4. 17 Again, $6.36M
5. Monsters vs. Aliens, $5.80M
6. The Soloist, $5.65M
7. Earth, $4.34M
8. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $4.16M
9. Fighting, $4.01M
10. State of Play, $2.76M

Image: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, TM and Copyright 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2009

Moviegoers were "Obsessed" this weekend, heading out in droves to see Ali Larter and Beyonce duke it out over a man. Here are the weekend numbers from Box Office Mojo:

1. Obsessed, $28.61M
2. 17 Again, $11.51M
3. Fighting, $11.02M
4. The Soloist, $9.71M
5. Earth, $8.82M
6. Monsters vs. Aliens, $8.52M
7. State of Play, $6.84M
8. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $6.43M
9. Fast & Furious, $6.20M
10. Crank: High Voltage, $2.61M ((Read my interview with Clifton Collins, Jr.)

Photo Credit: 2009 Screen Gems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo by Suzanne Tenner

If you’re old enough to remember "The Wonderful World of Disney," which used to air every Sunday night and featured the likes of "Charlie the Lonesome Cougar" and other furry and feathered friends, then you’ll get a kick out of "Earth."

Disney is resurrecting the concept of documenting animals in the wild (or maybe they never stopped). There’s another feature film coming in 2010 called "Oceans."

The trailer for "Earth" said the movie would follow the lives and migration paths of four animal families, and I guess it did. I saw it with my two kids – 11 and 14 – and we came out of the theater going, "Ok, now which were the four families they followed?" The reason is because while it did focus on specific families, there was a lot of content about the other animals and plant life in the family’s particular region of the world.

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The movie "Earth" looks so sweet, and it arrived in a few U.S. theaters today, to coincide with Earth Day.

The G-rated Walt Disney film follows a year in the life of four animal families. Directed by Alastair Fothergill, it’s narrated by James Earl Jones (Patrick Stewart for the English version, and Ulrich Tukur for the German version). The trailer is so beautiful – it just makes you want to go see it. Or maybe go into the wild and see the animals for real.

Plus it reminds me of those "Charlie the Lonesome Cougar" shows I used to watch on Sunday night when I was a kid.

Disney has a nice lineup of movies this year. I’m really excited about "Confessions of a Shopaholic," in theaters Feb. 13, 2009. A Valentine’s movie! Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming:

Confessions of a Shopaholic, Feb. 13, 2009

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, Feb. 27, 2009

Race to Witch Mountain, March 13, 2009

Hannah Montana: The Movie, April 10, 2009

Earth, April 22, 2009

Up (in Disney Digital 3D), May 29, 2009

The Proposal, June 12, 2009

G-Force (in Disney Digital 3D), July 24, 2009

When in Rome, Summer 2009

Surrogates, Sept. 25, 2009

Old Dogs, Nov. 25, 2009

The Princess and the Frog, Christmas, 2009

Image: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2009