Box office update: 'The Hangover Part II' parties on with $86.5 mil three-day weekend

I am on the fence on this film. Because usually the sequel with movies like this are not as good as the first one. The first one was a 'mistake' which means on this one they may try too hard to reproduce the magic. However, the numbers tell it all, we are looking for something to make us laugh.

The Wolf Pack is a force to be reckoned with, as The Hangover Part II consumed $86.5 million over the three-day weekend (Friday to Sunday), according to studio estimates. That’s the best three-day weekend ever for a live-action comedy, beating Austin Powers in Goldmember‘s $73.1 million debut. It’s also the second-best opening for an R-rated film, topping The Passion of the Christ but falling short of The Matrix Reloaded. The $80 million sequel, produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, is now on pace to finish the four-day holiday weekend with about $106 million. Throw in its massive $31.6 million opening on Thursday, and The Hangover Part II is looking at an estimated five-day total of $137.6 million. By comparison, the original Hangover made less than half that amount, grabbing $59.2 million its first five days.

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