'Hangover' fall down on box office.
Raise your glasses to "The Hangover."The raunchy comedy with a largely unknown cast logged a second consecutive weekend atop the North American box office.
Evolving from a strong opener to one of the summer's biggest movies, "The Hangover" declined just 26% on its second weekend, the smallest such drop for any movie in wide release this summer. That's a sign of solid word-of-mouth and expanding interest among moviegoers who may have been initially skeptical about the R-rated comedy's appeal.
With neither of the weekend's two new movies, "The Taking of Pelham 123" or "Imagine That," posting impressive numbers, "The Hangover" came in a comfortable No. 1 with a studio-estimated $33.4 million. Budgeted at only $35 million, the film, financed by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, already has generated ticket sales worth $105.4 million in its first 10 days and likely will earn more than $200 million by the time its domestic box-office run is complete.
"The Taking of Pelham 123" was the latest adult thriller to struggle to find a big audience, as it opened to $25 million. Although far from disastrous, that's a soft start for a film budgeted at more than $100 million. Co-financiers Sony Pictures and Relativity Media are counting on stars John Travolta and Denzel Washington to deliver a bigger audience overseas if the film is to be a success, as has happened with Sony's "Angels and Demons."
There's no good news for Paramount this weekend, however. Its Eddie Murphy family comedy "Imagine That" debuted to a very anemic $5.7 million, well below already weak expectations. The film, which cost $55 million, is now summer's second biggest flop after "Land of the Lost," which has grossed just $35 million in its first 10 days.
With neither of the weekend's two new movies, "The Taking of Pelham 123" or "Imagine That," posting impressive numbers, "The Hangover" came in a comfortable No. 1 with a studio-estimated $33.4 million. Budgeted at only $35 million, the film, financed by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, already has generated ticket sales worth $105.4 million in its first 10 days and likely will earn more than $200 million by the time its domestic box-office run is complete.
"The Taking of Pelham 123" was the latest adult thriller to struggle to find a big audience, as it opened to $25 million. Although far from disastrous, that's a soft start for a film budgeted at more than $100 million. Co-financiers Sony Pictures and Relativity Media are counting on stars John Travolta and Denzel Washington to deliver a bigger audience overseas if the film is to be a success, as has happened with Sony's "Angels and Demons."
There's no good news for Paramount this weekend, however. Its Eddie Murphy family comedy "Imagine That" debuted to a very anemic $5.7 million, well below already weak expectations. The film, which cost $55 million, is now summer's second biggest flop after "Land of the Lost," which has grossed just $35 million in its first 10 days.
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