Ben Stiller beat Christian Bale in the North American weekend box office duel between their respective Night at the Museum and Terminator sequels, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.

The 20th Century Fox comedy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian sold $53.5 million worth of tickets during the three days beginning Friday, far exceeding the $30.4 million debut of its 2006 predecessor.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian widened its first place lead by grossing $20 million on Saturday, according to box-office estimates. This brings its three-day weekend estimate to $53.5 million. By comparison, the original Night at the Museum opened to a three-day weekend tally of $30.4 million in December 2006, and then showed incredible stamina during the following months. As for Terminator Salvation, the future may be looking bleak. Salvation grossed $14.8 million on Saturday — a small drop from its estimated Friday harvest of $15 million. Nearly all of the movies in the Top 10 saw Friday-to-Saturday boosts of at least 20%, so the fact that Salvation’s numbers are actually dropping is cause for concern. Salvation is on track for a three-day weekend total of $43 million. The last Terminator movie, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, opened to $44 million during Independence Day weekend in 2003. Saturday’s figures are below, and check back here on Monday for a full four-day holiday weekend recap.

1. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — $20 mil
2. Terminator Salvation — $14.8 mil
3. Star Trek — $8.4 mil
4. Angels and Demons — $8.1 mil
5. Dance Flick — $3.9 mil

Source: EW

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is now playing almost all over the place! From the US to UK. Be sure to go and support Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart! For more release dates visit IMDB.

Last week Amy took a break from filming in Ireland to begin promoting Night at the Museum 2. On May 14th and 15th she attended both a premiere and press conference in Washington. Amy was her usual fashion savy self in a lavender gown Roland Mouret Fall 2009 at the premiere and was elegant and chic in a black cocktail dress at the conference.

GALLERY LINKS:
• Public Events: Night at the Museum 2 Premiere
• Public Events: Night at the Museum 2 Press Conference

Firstly, I want to note that I was unable to update prior to this. Although I returned from my trip last month, I lost my internet connection soon after and just now got it back. Anyways, I will now be resuming with all the latest Amy news so be sure to stick around to Amy Adams Fan – we’re not going anywhere!

Amy was recently featured in Parade magazine earlier this month. There was a new article and gorgeous new shoot with Miss Adams.

GALLERY LINKS:
• Photoshoots: Parade (2009)