<P> A trailer of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian was released on December 19, 2008 . The film premiered on May 14, 2009 in Washington, D.C. . The film released in UK on May 20, 2009, on May 22, 2009 in United States, and in Japan on August 12, 2009 . </P> <P> At the end of its box office run, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian earned a gross of $177,243,721 in North America and $235,862,449 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $413,106,170 against a budget of $150 million . </P> <P> On Friday, May 22, 2009, its opening day, the film's estimated gross was $15,568,708, for second day the film grossed $20,086,972 and for third day the gross was $18,517,606 coming in ahead of Terminator Salvation (which released on Thursday) in 4,096 theaters at #1, reaching up to $54.1 million, with a $13,226 per - theater average over the Memorial Day weekend . By comparison, Night at the Museum reached up to $30 million on its opening weekend in December 2006 . For its second weekend, the film grossed $24.35 million, for third weekend $14.6 million . </P> <P> For the opening weekend of May 22, 2009 the film grossed $49,036,322 while playing in theaters of 56 territories; the film debuted in UK ($6.6 million), Russia ($5.23 million) and France ($5.05 million). The largest market in other territories being UK, Japan, Germany, Australia and France where the film grossed $32.8 million, $21.49 million, $18.78 million, $14.03 million and $13.3 million . </P>

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