King Silva
King of Kings
Number of posts : 32652
Age : 33
Location : Sacramento, California
Favorite WWE Wrestler : ---
Current and Former:
The Rock, JoMo, Ziggler, Edge, Orton, Y2J, Hardyz, + Rhodes!
Favorite WWE Diva : -------
ALL TIME
# 1} Lita
# 2} Trish Stratus
# 3} Mickie James
# 4} Gail Kim
# 5} Michelle McCool
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Registration date : 2009-09-30
 |  Subject: 'The Hangover Part II' parties on with $86.5 mil three-day weekend Sun 29 May 2011, 6:31 pm | |
| http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/05/29/box-office-update-hangover-kung-fu-panda/
The Wolf Pack is a force to be reckoned with, as The Hangover Part II consumed $86.5 million over the three-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), according to studio estimates. That’s the best three-day weekend ever for a live-action comedy, beating Austin Powers in Goldmember‘s $73.1 million debut. It’s also the second-best opening for an R-rated film, topping The Passion of the Christ but falling short of The Matrix Reloaded. The $80 million sequel, produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, is now on pace to finish the four-day holiday weekend with about $106 million. Throw in its massive $31.6 million opening on Thursday, and The Hangover Part II is looking at an estimated five-day total of $137.6 million. By comparison, the original Hangover made less than half that amount, grabbing $59.2 million its first five days.
DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 is off to a mildly disappointing start, as the animated martial-arts comedy grossed $48 million over the three-day weekend. That’s a step down from the 2008 original, which debuted to $60.2 million (and did so without the benefit of 3-D surcharges). Screenings in 3-D accounted for only 45 percent of Panda‘s revenue, tying Despicable Me for the lowest 3-D percentage for a major release since the start of 2009. (It should be noted that Panda‘s 3-D figure would have been stronger had the film also played on IMAX 3D screens) The $150 million sequel, which is being distributed by Paramount, should tally $62 million for the four-day holiday weekend, bringing its five-day total to about $68 million.
In third place, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides dropped 56 percent for a three-day weekend gross of $39.3 million. Bridesmaids slipped only 22 percent for $16.4 million, which is particularly impressive considering that the R-rated comedy had to compete with The Hangover Part II. And in fifth, Thor fell 39 percent for $9.4 million.
In limited release, it was a great weekend for auteurs. Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or-winning drama The Tree of Life debuted to $352,000 from four theaters, averaging a towering $88,000 per location. And Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris expanded to 58 theaters and rose to seventh place with $1.9 million. Check back here on Monday for the complete box office report.
Estimates for the three-day weekend (Friday to Sunday):
1. The Hangover Part II — $86.5 mil
2. Kung Fu Panda 2 — $48.0 mil
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides — $39.3 mil
4. Bridesmaids — $16.4 mil
5. Thor — $9.4 mil
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