User blog:Ceauntay/'Jane Hoop Elementary The Final Rush Part 2' Soars B.O. Huge Opening Day



No matter what how big the film will earn, this is how big it has been earning right now which finally lead to break a new box office record, leading to take over a new opening weekend record.

Final installment "Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush, Part 2" soars Friday grossing in an incredible $91.2 million from 4,368 theaters, demolishing a two-year record to "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" ($72.7 million) from 4,024 theaters.

It also grossed $27 million more than "Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush, Part 1", which made $64.2 million last November, followed by "Jane Hoop Elementary: Morphin the Power" ($57.4 million). It also had a new midnight gross of $41.1 million demolishing last year's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" ($30 million). It than made $50.1 million for the rest of the day beating "The Dark Knight" ($48.7 million).

Released in 3D, this mark as the first "Jane Hoop Elementary" film to do so. However, most attendance attempt to see the film in 2D with a 3D account for just 40 percent which is below "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" which accounts 60 percent. This would easily become second biggest weekend of 2011.

With it's opening day total, it will most likely set an opening weekend record grossing to about $175 million, where "The Dark Knight" ($158.4 million) holds the record for three years. Also, looking foward to drop further next weekend when "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" may dominate it all, where tickets are being sold quickly.

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" fell behind "Hoop" with $14.8 million from 4,088 theaters, for a domestic total to $228.8 million, leading to a another $45 million for the weekend giving to more than $250 million for the weekend, which will be close to past both "Sonic X: The Final Stand" ($296 million) and "Scooby-Doo! The Movie" ($292 million) to become the highest-grossing 2011 film in North America.

Third place is a strong debut of "Horrible Bosses" with $10 million from 3,040 theaters, while "Zookeeper" bleeds to $7.5 million from 3,482 theaters. "Cars 2" rounds the top five with $4.1 million from 3,990 theaters bringing its total to $138.4 million.