A very impressive showing for the modern-yet-retro blockbuster Captain America: the First Avenger. The actioner took in $65.8 million between Friday and Sunday and landed in first place for the weekend.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, followed closely in second place with an additional $48 mil added to its box office totals. That brings the estimated total in just two weeks to $274.8 million.
Friends with Benefits landed in third place with $18.5 million, which is still just a hair over half of its production costs of $35 mil.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon raised an additional $12 million and took fourth place for this weekend. That brings the pic’s estimated total take to $325.7 mil, which is way above its $195 mil budget.
Horrible Bosses dropped 34 percent from its third place position and now in firth place took in roughly $11.7 million. This is a big win for Warner Bros., considering the movie cost $35 mil to make. The total box office to date stands at $82.4 mil.
Rounding out the top 10:
6. Zookeeper $8.7 million
7. Cars 2 $5.7 million
8. Winnie the Pooh $5.1 million
9. Bad Teacher $2.6 million
10. Midnight in Paris $1.8 million
I was capable to find out a sneak screening of this movie nearly one month before it’s official launch. I honestly walked in basically considering I was viewing another common romantic comedy with my girlfriend. To my surprise it was considerably a lot more.