Even though I’m a Hangover fan, I defintely didn’t see that coming!
bits&pieces- I doubt it’ll pick up. Usually, as the weeks go buy, a movie will make less than the previous week. Does anyone remember any exceptions to this?
there are some rare cases like Avatar or Titanic, in which their upcoming weeks were bigger than the previous ones, but Kung Fu Panda 2 has no sign to do it
I’m proud to say that I have supported Snowtown, a local Australian film with an $8 voucher, and went to watch the blockbusters Hangover Part II and Pirates 4 instead! And I have no regrets, judging by how well they’re doing at the B.O.
I also watched Water for Elephants today (I got a free voucher which I discovered expires tomorrow) and I snuck into a couple of other theatres for fun to see the trailers and what movies were playing. Two cinema halls were playing Hangover Part II and there were huge turnouts for both (especially for the more expensive one in the large-format VMax). And this is on a Monday night!
I’m glad that Hangover, Pirates, and KFP are doing well. I’m really looking forward to seeing the Panda in a fortnight’s time, and I’ve already ‘sunk’ my investment into a pre-booking with one of my mates. 
This seems like an approprate place to post this. But the Hangover Part II has the biggest opening weekend of any comedy film ever, just pushing out the previous record held by Bruce Almighty.
That’s HUGE 
Weekend Estimates (4-day)
1 THE HANGOVER: PART II Warner Bros.·3615·$105,765,000·$29,257·$137,375,000
2 KUNG FU PANDA 2 Paramount·3925·$62,200,000·$15,847·$68,000,000
3 PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Walt Disney·4164·$50,372,000·$12,097·$163,967,000
4 BRIDESMAIDS UNIVERSAL·2958·$20,987,010·$7,095·$89,593,565
5 THOR Paramount·3296·$12,030,000·$3,650·$162,375,000
6 FAST FIVE UNIVERSAL·2981·$8,166,450·$2,740·$197,575,550
7 MIDNIGHT IN PARIS SONY CLASSICS·58·$2,614,671·$45,081·$3,519,655
8 RIO Fox·1672·$2,400,000·$1,435·$135,441,274
9 JUMPING THE BROOM Sony·939·$2,350,000·$2,503·$34,631,000
10 SOMETHING BORROWED Warner Bros.·1440·$2,320,000·$1,611·$35,234,000
11 PRIEST Sony·1918·$2,100,000·$1,095·$27,662,000
12 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS FOX·794·$1,400,000·$1,763·$54,729,465
Rio may have been knocked down from 6 to 8, but for a movie about a flightless bird, it has incredible mileage! 
That’s saying something! It’s raking in a lot of dough for being on the theatre market for a month and a half.
Weekend ACTUALS:
Highest Grossing Memorial Weekend EVER
Hangover 2 breaks records; Kung Fu Panda 2 disappoints expectations; Pirates 4 is still there and Bridesmaids holds superbly
4 DAY Memorial Weekend:
WOW. The Hangover Part II is dominating! I remember before it premiered, saying that Kung Fu Panada would dominate, due to a wider targeted audience. Was I wrong! 
Hangover 2 is still doing great, and like everyone else said, KFP 2 did not impress as well, and maybe Pirates 4 will hang a lot higher than KFP 2 if this keeps up. Still surprised Bridesmaids is holding, i might actually want to see that now…
^ you are right, Tuesday numbers have been disappointing for KFP2, Pirates almost catches it, it made half of the money that the first KFP did on its first Tuesday 3 years ago without 3D, even Madagascar performed much better than KFP 2 6 years ago on its first Tuesday,
Bridesmaids is a hit, I smell a sequel on the corner!!
June 3-5 estimates
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1 X-Men: First Class - $56.00m
2 The Hangover Part II - $32.45m
3 Kung Fu Panda 2 - $24.30m
4 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $18.01m
5 Bridesmaids - $12.13m
6 Thor - $4.20m
7 Fast Five - $3.24m
8 Midnight in Paris - $2.92m
9 Jumping the Broom - $0.87m
10 Something Borrowed - $0.84m
11 Rio - $0.75m
12 Water for Elephants - $0.70m
Note: Limited releases in italics
Weekend Actuals:
hard drop for most the films on Sunday
No surprise there. I have yet to encounter a negative review for First Class in my local newspapers and magazines (I haven’t checked online, though).
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June 10-12
1 Super 8 - $37.00m
2 X-Men: First Class - $25.00m
3 The Hangover Part II - $18.50m
4 Kung Fu Panda 2 - $16.64m
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $10.85m
6 Bridesmaids - $10.15m
7 Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer - $6.27m
8 Midnight in Paris - $6.15m
9 Thor - $2.37m
10 Fast Five - $1.71m
11 The Tree of Life - $0.88m
12 Rio - $0.68m
great for Super 8, I think WOM would help it, 150m is reachable, disappointing drop for X-Men FC, hoping its actuals be higher and finally Kung Fu Panda 2 is showing some interest, 30% drop is good,
wow for…Bridesmaids…
At least Judy Moody is there…even though it’s number seven…poor Judy Moody didn’t even earn as much as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 in its opening weekend…
It seems that Jody Moody and the Not Bummer Summer had a bummer of an opening weekend.
Weekend Actuals:
