User blog:Ceauntay/‘Hangover Part 2′ Parties to Historic Win

Waking up dazed and confused has never been so profitable. The Hangover Part 2 scored HUGE at the box office, with early estimates putting its extended Memorial Day Weekend total at as much as $110 million ($139 million overall), making it the best opening in history for an R-rated comedy. Previously, Sex and the City held the record at $79 million. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis‘ romp through Bangkok will easily take the top spot, whatever its official take. Two more well-performing sequels – Kung Fu Panda 2 ($56 million) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($50 million) – are expected to finish #2 and #3, respectively.

True Jackson, VP: The Movie will flopped with about $45 million to #4, but its five-day total of $60 million will not. The female-driven raunch-com Bridesmaids continues to hold up in its third week of release, tracking toward $20 million for the four-day weekend period. Thor looks like a safe bet for fifth place with approximately $12 million, while Fast Five should roll up close to $9 million in receipts. Something Borrowed and Priest are neck in neck at roughly $2.5 million, with Midnight in Paris and Rio close behind. Gossip Cop will have updates. Follow @GossipCop on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!