Hangover Part II Leads Biggest Memorial Day Ever

Happy Memorial Day!

Especially in Hollywood, where, the film industry is winding down its most lucrative Memorial Day frame ever — for nearly half of which the town can thank the team behind The Hangover Part II.

Overall five-day theatrical estimates totaled $279.4 million, led by The Hangover Part II’s staggering $137.4 million and buttressed by Kung Fu Panda 2’s respectable $68 million and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ second-weekend haul of $50.3 million.

Meanwhile, back at the art house, Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life continued its scorching run into the holiday, racking up $489,000 on four screens — a $122,250-per-screen average.

Your revised top 10 through Monday (estimated):

1. The Hangover Part II: $105,765,000 ($137,375,000)
2. Kung Fu Panda 2: $62,200,000 ($68,000,000)
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: $50,372,000 ($163,967,000)
4. Bridesmaids: $20,987,000 ($89,594,000)
5. Thor: $12,030,000 ($162,375,000)
6. Fast Five: $8,166,000 ($197,576,000)
7. Midnight in Paris: $2,610,000 ($3,520,000)
8. Rio: $2,400,000 ($135,441,000)
9. Jumping the Broom: $2,350,000 ($34,631,000)
10. Something Borrowed: $2,320,000 ($35,234,000)

[Numbers via Box Office Mojo]

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