User blog:Ceauntay/Friday Box Office: Fox's 'Sonic X: The Final Stand' Running to Huge $125 Mil Debut For New Record

The animated film grosses $57.1 million on Friday, becoming the biggest opening day for an animated film yet.

After its huge $19.7 million from its midnight showing, Fox's Sonic X: The Final Stand broked a new record for biggest single day gross for an animated film surprising Toy Story 3 which made $41.1 million last year by making in a huge $57.1 million.

It is also the biggest single day of the year so far taking over ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie which made $35.1 million, and should be leading towards a huge opening to $125 million by Sunday, breaking new box office records as well as to become the biggest opening of the year replacing Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' at $114 million.

Sonic X: The Final Stand is fill with 65% of the audience were male, and 85% were younger audience as they gave Sonic X: The Final Stand a A+ CinemaScore.

Meanwhile, Paramount and Marvel's Thor grossed roughly $9.1 million on Friday for a domestic cume of $93.9 million and pushing its worldwide total past $300 million.

Universal’s R-rated female comedy Bridesmaids cashed in at the Friday box office, opening to a better than expected $7.8 million and putting it on course to gross $21.5 million for the weekend.

Heading into the weekend, most box office observers thought Bridesmaids would be a solid player, and gross between $15 million and $17 million. (Baby Mama, rated PG-13, opened to $17.5 million). Its over-performance signals it is working as a counter-programming move. Females made up roughly 65% of the audience--while a full 77% were over the age of 25 as younger moviegoers continued to stay away from the multiplex. Overall, the audience gave Bridesmaids a B+ CinemaScore. Bridesmaids cost roughly $32 million to produce, with Relativity Media chipping in some of the financing. Universal also claimed the No. 4 spot on Friday with Fast Five, which grossed $5.9 million for a domestic cume of $155.1 million. Overseas, Fast Five has earned north of $220 million. Sony/Screen Gems’ Priest 3D, the weekend’s other new film at the domestic box office, grossed $5.6 million to come in No. 5 on Friday. Sony is now looking at a $14 million opening, also a better than expected showing. The movie, starring Paul Bettany, received a C+ CinemaScore, with the majority of the audience over the age of 25. Overseas, Priest has gotten off to a good start in Russia and Spain, suggesting it will do more business internationally than domestically. Priest cost $60 million to produce, making it one of Sceen Gems' most expensive pics