"The Hangover Portion II", "Kung Fu Panda 2" support in shattering Memorial Day weekend box office record

With all the screening of two potentially hit blockbusters of the summer, "The Hangover Part II" and "Kung Fu Panda 2," the box office record over the Memorial Day weekend was shattered, because the pair score a one-two finish in the box office derby.

"The Hangover Component II," a comedy from Legendary/Warner Bros., opened to widest release on Friday, hitting 3,615 theaters across Canada plus the United states because the widest opening ever for an R- rated. Warner Bros. estimated that the film would gross 87 million U.S. dollars throughout the four-day vacation, landing in the range a single location from the weekend domestic box workplace. Overall, the sequel to the "Hangover" franchise is on track to rake in 118 million dollars more than four days.

The film also boasted the highest R-rated opening more than the years, replacing Sex and the City (2008) with 26.7 million dollars, second only to "The Matrix Reloaded" (91.8 million dollars) eight years ago, according to North America box workplace authority.

In accordance with estimated receipts, the 2011 Memorial Day weekend has ushered inside a new box office record as a total of 270 million dollars in ticket sales were expected to harvest, shuttering a prior record of 254 million dollars set 4 years ago, when a trio of blockbusters which includes "Pirates From the Caribbean 3," " Shrek 3" and "Spider-Man 3" ran as leading winners with the box office derby.

The sequel towards the 2009 original film tells how a trio of buddies, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) experienced in exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. Exit polls showed that 51 percent of viewers had been female and 41 percent were aged among 18 and 24. The film has received commonly negative critiques. "Rotten Tomatoes," a assessment aggregator, offers it a score of 35 percent according to 176 evaluations from critics having a rating average of four.9 out of 10. Critics agree that the flick is " a crueler, darker, raunchier carbon copy from the very first installment" and "lacks the element of surprise -- and most of the joy -- that helped make the original a hit."

"Kung Fu Panda two," an animated comedy and sequel to 2008 "Kung Fu Panda," is estimated to take in 48 million dollars from three,925 locations in range two location. While being overshadowed by its raunchy competitor "The Hangover Portion II," the film managed to win over a sizable number of school youngsters because the Memorial Day break started. It has won basically optimistic critiques, with quite a few critics praising its animation, 3D effects, and character advancement. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a "Certified Fresh" score of 80 percent, according to evaluations from 99 critics and also a rating common of 7 out of 10. In accordance with the site, critics agree that the film "offers adequate action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate," even though the storyline arc could appear a tad familiar to fans with the original.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," the fourth sequel to the hit "pirates" franchise from the Walt Disney Studios, raked in 39 million dollars more than the Friday-Sunday period, ending in quantity three location. It can be on track to gross 153 million dollars in ten days. In fourth location is "Bridesmaids," an R-rated Universal comedy targeting female audiences, with 16 million dollars in movie ticket receipts for a total of 85 million dollars in three weeks. "Thor," a Paramount superhero drama, was fifth with 9.four million dollars in film stubs. It has taken in 159.7 million dollars in four weeks.

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