It seems that the movies was populated more by families than by those seeking futuristic action.

"Terminator Salvation" finished second at the domestic box office this weekend, while "Star Trek XI" could become the top movie of 2009 (so far) by next weekend.

"Salvation" earned a strong $43 million over the weekend, bringing its extended weekend total to $56.4 million, according to Reuters. That was not enough to top "Night at the Museum 2," which took control of the box office with $53.5 million. The Ben Stiller comedy did not have an early release, so it actually finished the extended weekend behind "Salvation."

"Star Trek XI" looked impressive in its third week, hauling in another $22 million, and finishing ahead of last week's No. 1 "Angels & Demons," which dropped to No. 4 with $21.4 million. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" finished in sixth place with $7.8 million.

"Star Trek" now has grossed $183.5 million in the domestic box office, more than $20 million ahead of "Wolverine," despite coming out a week later. It's also less than $10 million behind the top movie of the year so far, "Monsters & Aliens," which sits at $193.1 million. In fact, even if "Star Trek" falls another 50 percent in its fourth week, it could still become the top-grossing movie of 2009 with only "Transformers 2" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" coming up that could threaten it.

"Star Trek" already has grossed more than $300 million worldwide. It is now the 107th top grossing movie of all time, according to MovieWeb, and should easily break the top 100 next weekend. Even with a 50 percent drop, "Star Trek" should supplant "Men In Black II" in the top 95 grossing movies of all time.

"Wolverine" currently sits at 149th place, just ahead of 1992's "Batman Returns."