On today's episode of Movie Junkie Luke, Susan and Craig count down their Top 5 Summer Movies of 2009.

Whcih of 2009's summer movies will make their lists? They can't fit Up!, Star Trek, Inglorious Basterds, Drag Me to Hell, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Julie and Julia, The Hangover, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Angels and Demons, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Terminator Salvation, Year One, The Proposal, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Public Enemies, G-Force, Funny People and The Final Destination all on the list.

Afterwards they discuss their honorable mentions and disappointments.

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Variety is reporting that 2009 has already become the highest-grossing summer ever at the domestic box office. So far, the box office revenues are $4.17 billion, compared to $4.16 billion for summer 2007, the previous record holder. This Labor Day weekend should add another $100 million or more to the total tally, meaning thi summer would be up at least 3% in grosses over 2007.

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Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen

Star Trek

UP!

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The Hangover

Bruno

Terminator Salvation

G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra

Angels & Demons

District 9

Inglorious Basterds

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

Things are looking up at the box office for movie studios this summer despite the world recession. Variety is reporting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cleared nearly $400 million in its worldwide debut, conjuring up the biggest overseas opening of all time at $237 million and grossing $159.7 million domestically. This is truly impressive for an aging franchise, however is just proves the loyalty of the series fanbase. So far plenty has gone right this summer season as it remains on track to set a box office record when final grosses are tallied after Labor Day in early September. READ MORE

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! Ah how I can still remember the theme song to the classic 80's cartoon. Now skip 25 or so years (damn I'm feeliing my age here), and we now have the amped up, CGI-filled, action packed movie G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra through Paramount Pictures.

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On today's Movie Junkie episode Luke, Susan and Craig are joined by Corry to preview all of 2009's summer movies, including: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Up!, Terminator Salvation, Angles and Demons, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Year One, Ice Age: Age of the Dinosaurs, The Boat that Rocked, The Brothers Bloom and Funny People.

We also make our predictions for Biggest Box Office Weekend, Summer's Biggest Box Office Movie, Biggest Box Office Bomb and the Underdog/Dark Horse of the Summer.

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