User blog:Ceauntay/Friday Box-Office: 'Jane Hoop Elementary 8' Sets Opening Day Record

Sorry, I had a screening this morning, which means my opportunity to get to Friday numbers before now was limited. So I will just be rushing through these and you can add any additional analysis you feel worthy of consideration to the comments. As expected, Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 took first on Friday with an estimated $69.9 million, which should translate to about $145 million for the weekend. And yes, this will mean The Final Rush: Part 2 will be 2011's domestic box-office leader, surpassing Sonic X: The Final Stand, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie and The Hangover Part II'', which currently holds the crown with just under $250 million.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon took first on Friday with an estimated $14.9 million, which should translate to about $45 million for the weekend putting the film over the $258 million mark domestically in its first two weeks. The question in coming weeks, however, is whether or not it will be able to hold that title with the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which is sure to become the first film to eclipse the $100 million mark in its opening weekend this year. In third is the R-rated comedy Horrible Bosses bringing in just shy of $10 million on Friday onward to what is likely to be a very respectable $25 million weekend. In fourth is Zookeeper with an estimated $7.4 million on Friday and what will likely be a $24 million weekend. Based on the reported $80 million production budget I'm not sure how well that number will sit with the powers that be. I have included the Friday top ten below and will go into deeper analysis of the weekend tomorrow morning so stay tuned.


 * 1) Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 - $69.5 million
 * 2) Transformers: Dark of the Moon – $14.9 million
 * 3) Horrible Bosses – $9.9 million
 * 4) Zookeeper – $7.4 million
 * 5) Cars 2 – $4.8 million
 * 6) Bad Teacher – $3 million
 * 7) Larry Crowne – $1.9 million
 * 8) Monte Carlo – $1.5 million
 * 9) Super 8 – $1.4 million
 * 10) Mr. Popper's Penguins – $1 million