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No headache for ‘Hangover’ as sequel tops box office

The raucous comedy sequel “The Hangover: Part II” captured dollar 86 million at the North American box office in its firstweekend, blowing past another newcomer “Kung Fu Panda 2” to capture the top spot, estimates showed Sunday.
The critically-panned sequel, described as uninspiring and a repeat of the original, follows four men celebrating a pre-
wedding brunch in Bangkok, much like the bachelor party in Las Vegas in the first movie “The Hangover” that made stars of underground comedian Zach Galifianakis and actor Bradley Cooper.
It came far ahead of DreamWorks’ sequel to the original “Kung Fu Panda,”with the 3-D second-take – which reprised the voice talents of Jack Black and Angelina Jolie – collecting dollar 48 million in its opening weekend, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The fourth installment in the Johnny Depp-starring “Pirates of the Caribbean” series finished third, taking in dollar 39 million after pulling dollar 90 million in its opening a week ago.
The Disney romp, which has earned mixed reviews, has taken in a total of dollar 152 million in the past two weeks.
The surprise hit “Bridesmaids,” an oddball comedy about a group of women preparing for their wedding day supporting roles, grossed dollar 16 million in its third week to take the fourth position.
Epic action adventure “Thor,” starring Chris Hemsworth as the mythical hero banished to Earth from the mystical world of Asgard, took in dollar 9 million to become the fifth-highest grossing movie of the week, while its four-week total climbed to dollar 159 million.
“Fast Five,” the fifth volume in the high-speed car chase series, earned dollar 7 million to reach the sixth spot, and after five weeks of release saw its total receipts climb to dollar 196 million, the highest total take of any movie in this week’s top ten.
In its second week out, Woody Allen’s latest film, the whimsical “Midnight in Paris,” climbed to seventh place from 13th, with dollar 1.91 million.
“Jumping the Broom,” which explores what happens when two African-American families from different socio-economic backgrounds get together for a wedding celebration, fell to eighth place, grossing dollar 1.9 million, while romantic comedy “Something Borrowed” carried the ninth spot, earning $1.8 million.
Rounding out the top ten was the family comedy “Rio,” an animated film from the makers of the “Ice Age” series, which brought in dollar 1.8 million. The film has so far earned dollar 135 million during its seven-week run.

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