FRIDAY PM/SATURDAY AM, 5TH�UPDATE: I'm telling you to Memorial-ize this weekend because the 2011 North American box office slump is officially over and 2011 Summer Box Office has come on�strong. So much so that this could be a record-breaker of $260M overall for the�4-day�holiday. Which if it holds will�beat 2007 as the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever when Pirates Of The Caribbean 3, and Shrek 3, and Spider-Man 3 ran 1-2-3 for $254M. It beats last year's $189M by a whopping +35%. YOWZA! Here are early North American box office numbers for the Top 10 movies Friday with 3-day weekend and�Memorial holiday estimates. Full analysis and refined numbers in the morning: 1. The Hangover Part 2 (Legendary/Warner Bros) NEW [3,615 Theaters] Thursday $31.6M, Friday $30M, Est 3-day Weekend $87M Est 4-day Memorial Holiday $107, Est 5-Day Cume $139M This sequel is shattering all R-rated comedy records. The previous largest first week for an R-rated comedy was Sex And The City was $79M. Overseas, Hangover 2�opened bigger than the original in 30 markets including Australia and the UK, where it is dominating with 60+% market share.�The sequel's opening day is bigger than the entire opening weekend of�Hangover 1.� 2. Kung Fu Panda 2 3D (DWA Animation/Paramount) NEW [3,925 Theaters] Thursday $5.8M, Friday $13.1M, Est 3-Day Weekend $45.5M Est 4-Day Memorial Holiday $56M, 5-Day Cume $65M 3. Pirates Of The Caribbean ... Read More »Mackenzie Phillips Michelle Phillips Mary Philbin Cindy Pickett Mary Pickford
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