Forum Views ()
Forum Replies ()
Read more with google mobile :
Hangover Part II soaks up box office
|
Edition:
U.S.
Article
Comments (0)
Follow Reuters
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
YouTube
Read
Air France crash sparks pilot mystery
27 May 2011
Nervous investors to seek bigger returns
3:50pm EDT
Roadside bomb kills seven NATO troops in Afghanistan
26 May 2011
Casey Anthony texts: "guess who spends eternity in jail"
28 May 2011
Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world
1:15pm EDT
Discussed
94
Obama departs for Europe trip, explores Irish roots
81
Netanyahu speech eyed for sign of U.S.-Israel rift
74
$1 trillion on the table in U.S. debt talks
Watched
GM pulls the plug
Fri, May 27 2011
Scientists revive ancient spider in stunning 3D detail
Tue, May 24 2011
Death toll rises in Joplin, Missouri
12:30am EDT
small business
Will "Oprah effect" endure?
Over her 25-year run, an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey has been a cure-all for many small businesses. But who will they turn to now that the daytime TV queen is leaving? Full Article | Slideshow
Chicago looks to SPARK startups
Conan O'Brien makes innovators list
TechStars on how to pitch investors
"Hangover Part II" soaks up box office
Tweet
Share this
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Raunchy comedy "The Hangover Part II" soaked up $86.5 million at the North American box office this the weekend, in the biggest comedy movie debut ever.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the Warner Bros Pictures...
Email
Print
Related News
"Hangover" sequel takes $31 million on first day
Fri, May 27 2011
"Hangover" and "Panda" sequels look to big holiday box office
Thu, May 26 2011
Men still behaving badly in "Hangover Part II"
Thu, May 26 2011
Judge denies bid to halt "Hangover 2" over tattoo
Tue, May 24 2011
"Pirates" sails with overseas box office record
Sun, May 22 2011
Analysis & Opinion
Cannes – let the guessing game commence
Power, sex and conventional wisdom
Related Topics
Entertainment »
Fashion »
Film »
Director of the movie Todd Phillips (R) poses with cast members (from L-R) Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms at the premiere of ''The Hangover Part II'' at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California May 19, 2011. The movie opens in the U.S. on May 26.
Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni
LOS ANGELES |
Sun May 29, 2011 12:13pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Raunchy comedy "The Hangover Part II" soaked up $86.5 million at the North American box office this the weekend, in the biggest comedy movie debut ever.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the Warner Bros Pictures sequel to the breakout 2009 hit about men behaving badly, also set a record opening for an R-rated movie.
DreamWorks Animation family movie "Kung Fu Panda 2," starring Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, came in second with $48 million.
The fourth movie in the Walt Disney Co "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise made $39.3 million in the United States and Canada in its second week, and took its worldwide box office total to $623.7 million so far.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Eric Beech)
Entertainment
Fashion
Film
Related Quotes and News
Company
Price
Related News
Tweet this
Link this
Share this
Digg this
Email
Reprints
We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters.
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment on reuters.com.
Add yours using the box above.
Social Stream (What's this?)
© Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters
Editorial Editions:
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Reuters
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Help
Journalism Handbook
Archive
Site Index
Video Index
Reader Feedback
Mobile
Newsletters
RSS
Podcasts
Widgets
Your View
Analyst Research
Thomson Reuters
Copyright
Disclaimer
Privacy
Professional Products
Professional Products Support
Financial Products
About Thomson Reuters
Careers
Online Products
Acquisitions Monthly
Buyouts
Venture Capital Journal
International Financing Review
Project Finance International
PEhub.com
PE Week
FindLaw
Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service
Reuters on Facebook
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
Other News on Monday, 30 May 2011 Morocco police use truncheons to break up protest
|
Mubarak wealth no more than $1 milllion: lawyer
|
Lockheed's cyber cops sift through hacker evidence
|
Hangover Part II soaks up box office
|
No let-up for perpetual music maker Quincy Jones
|
Gil Scott-Heron, credited with inspiring rap, dies
|
Yemeni soldiers killed near al Qaeda-held city
|
NATO's Rasmussen says Gaddafi rule coming to end
|
Blast injures 10 in Pakistan's North Waziristan
|
Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent
|
Pakistan to launch offensive in North Waziristan: report
|
NATO strike kills civilians, Afghans say most were kids
|
Blast at barracks kills 12 in Nigeria
|
Icy battlefield focus of India and Pakistan talks
|
Japan voters want PM to go as no-confidence vote looms
|
China's LinkedIn, Ushi, eyes big growth over next two years
|
Australia warns on cyber attacks on resource firms
|
ARM to take seriously any Intel plan to make chips
|
Hollywood stars at center of Broadway backlash
|
David Hyde Pierce starring in psychological thriller
|
Pirates 4 still top pick at foreign box office
|
Top Cannes movies get box office boost
|
Mladic could be sent to war crimes court in days
|
Berlusconi faces defeat in crucial Milan election
|
Three killed as army enters central Syrian town
|
German government wants nuclear exit by 2022 at latest
|
Icy battlefield focus of India, Pakistan talks
|
Pakistan tells aid agencies to prepare for
|
No restart for south Japan reactors until safety assured
|
Suicide bombers launch twin attacks in west Afghanistan
|
As RIM struggles, talk of a change at top surfaces
|
My Morning Jacket get nostalgic on Circuital
|
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights