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Tuesday, 31 May 2011

'The Hangover Part 2' Has Record Breaking Opening Weekend

The Hangover 2 breaks a box office record.This Memorial Day weekend The Hangover Part 2 scored the best box office opening of all time -- for a comedy at the domestic box office, that is. The sequel scored the highest box office earnings of any R-rated film in its first five days..

Part two debuted last Thursday, banking $137.4 million through Monday. And with that, the Warner Bros. film took the lead from another Warners heavy-hitter , The Matrix Reloaded, which earned 134.3 million its first five days. Although, to be fair, the Matrix didn't open Memorial Day weekend and it opened on a Wednesday evening, so it didn't have a full five days. Reloaded still holds the crown for the best weekend opening for an R-rated movie, with 91.8 million, compared to the Hangover's 86 mil.

But The Hangover Part 2 is sitting pretty at the box office, with the fourth-best opening ever for a Memorial Day weekend debut. Not only is the film smashing records, but also proving comedies can grab hold of summer audiences. Studios typically turn to Superhero franchises for summer blockbusters -- which, usually isn't a bad way to go. Globally the Hangover raked in nearly $200 million -- pretty good numbers for a film that cost $80 million to produce.

All The Hangover's success has us wondering...could there be a Hangover Part 3 on the way? Director Todd Phillips leaves that possibility open with a "We'll see." He adds, "It's about audience's desire to see it, and how well this one does." Star Bradley Cooper shows a little caution, saying "We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. There's no rush."

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