"Thor" hammers "Bridesmaids" at the box office (AP)

LOS ANGELES - "Thor" nailed down the No. 1 spot at the box office again.

Film superhero 3D Paramount with Chris Hemsworth as hammer God carrying marvel of Thunder earned $ 34.5 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

This brings the total route of "Thor" 119.2 million, although not quite impressive as comics hero fellow "iron Man 2", which earned 211.2 million by its second weekend at the same time last year.

""thor"a playground really great to work on its second weekend in classrooms," said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for Hollywood.com box office. "" "". For a big-budget Marvel Comics film opened very firmly give up only 48 percent indicates some very strong word of mouth to ear. I think Kenneth Branagh Director really contributed much to the table. ?

"Honour of Universal" Demoiselles, sizzling comedy with Kristen Wiig: a down-on-sa-luck bridesmaid, made his debut over expectations in second place with $ 24.4 million. Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, attributed the good critical film and mouth to ear to the appeal of broad public: 67% of the audience was a woman. man of 33 percent.

"It is quite good considering it is a table entitled"Bridesmaids,"", said Rocco.

The next opponent for "thor" happens the week next with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger tides," the fourth film in the blockbuster Disney franchise featuring Johnny Depp: mischievous pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. Memorial Day weekend come the follow-up "hangover part II" of Warner Bros. and Paramount "Kung Fu Panda 2".

"The cavalry is about to arrive, said Dergarabedian." We are quite ready for a weekend of Memorial Day. We are in the year to date approximately 13% on revenues. A month earlier, we have decreased by 20%. We do to the ground, and the end of the week has decreased only 3 per cent, which is impressive given the force of 'iron Man 2' in its second weekend a year ago. ?

Suite of Universal "Fast five" car racing with Dwayne Johnson moved in third position with $ 19.5 million in its third weekend in classrooms.

3D vampire-hunting graphic novel adaptation of Sony "Priest" opened in fourth place with $ 14.5 million, while it tale birds of Fox animation "Rio" landed at the fifth place with $ 8 million in its fifth weekend in classrooms.

Sale of tickets estimated from Friday to Sunday to Canadian and American theatres according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be published Monday.

1. "Thor,"$ 34.5 million."."

2 "Bridesmaids," $ 24.4 million.

3. "Fast five", $ 19.5 million.

4. "Priest," $ 14.5 million.

5. "Rio," $ 8 million.

6. ""Jump the broom"$ 7.3 million."

7. "Something borrowed", $ 7 million.

8. "Water for elephants," $ 4.1 million.

9. "Madea Tyler Perry family United," $ 2.2 million.

10. "Soul Surfer," $ 1.8 million.

"Thor" hammers "Bridesmaids" at Box Office

"Thor" nailed down the No. 1 spot at the box office again.

Film superhero 3D Paramount with Chris Hemsworth as hammer God carrying marvel of Thunder earned $ 34.5 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

This brings the total route of "Thor" 119.2 million, although not quite impressive as comics hero fellow "iron Man 2", which earned 211.2 million by its second weekend at the same time last year.

""thor"a playground really great to work on its second weekend in classrooms," said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for Hollywood.com box office. "" "". For a big-budget Marvel Comics film opened very firmly give up only 48 percent indicates some very strong word of mouth to ear. I think Kenneth Branagh Director really contributed much to the table. ?

"Honour of Universal" Demoiselles, sizzling comedy with Kristen Wiig: a down-on-sa-luck bridesmaid, made his debut over expectations in second place with $ 24.4 million. Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, attributed the good critical film and mouth to ear to the appeal of broad public: 67% of the audience was a woman. man of 33 percent.

"It is quite good considering it is a table entitled"Bridesmaids,"", said Rocco.

The next opponent for "thor" happens the week next with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger tides," the fourth film in the blockbuster Disney franchise featuring Johnny Depp: mischievous pirate Captain Jack Sparrow. Memorial Day weekend come the follow-up "hangover part II" of Warner Bros. and Paramount "Kung Fu Panda 2".

"The cavalry is about to arrive, said Dergarabedian." We are quite ready for a weekend of Memorial Day. We are in the year to date approximately 13% on revenues. A month earlier, we have decreased by 20%. We do to the ground, and the end of the week has decreased only 3 per cent, which is impressive given the force of 'iron Man 2' in its second weekend a year ago. ?

Suite of Universal "Fast five" car racing with Dwayne Johnson moved in third position with $ 19.5 million in its third weekend in classrooms.

3D vampire-hunting graphic novel adaptation of Sony "Priest" opened in fourth place with $ 14.5 million, while it tale birds of Fox animation "Rio" landed at the fifth place with $ 8 million in its fifth weekend in classrooms.

Sale of tickets estimated from Friday to Sunday to Canadian and American theatres according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be published Monday.

1. "Thor,"$ 34.5 million."."

2 "Bridesmaids," $ 24.4 million.

3. "Fast five", $ 19.5 million.

4. "Priest," $ 14.5 million.

5. "Rio," $ 8 million.

6. ""Jump the broom"$ 7.3 million."

7. "Something borrowed", $ 7 million.

8. "Water for elephants," $ 4.1 million.

9. "Madea Tyler Perry family United," $ 2.2 million.

10. "Soul Surfer," $ 1.8 million.

Hammers "Thor" home $65. 7 M opening

"thor" pummeled the competition in the first big weekend of the summer, opening at no.. 1 at the box office with $65.7 million.

The final figure Monday is down slightly from the original studio estimate of $66 million over the weekend.

The Paramount 3-d action picture, based on the Marvel comic, stars Australian actor Chris Hemsworth as arrogant the god of thunder, who's sent to Earth as punishment.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. "Thor," Paramount, $65,723,338, 3955 locations, $16,618 average, $65,723,338, one week.

2 "Fast Five," Universal, $32,445,320, 3662 locations, $8,860 average, $139,779,285, two weeks.

3. "Jumping the Broom," Sony, $15,215,487, 2035 locations, $7,477 average, $15,215,487, one week.

4. "Something Borrowed," Warner Bros., $13,945,368, 2904 locations, $4,802 average, $13,945,368, one week.

5. "Rio," Fox, $8,504,001, 3258 locations, $2,610 average, $115,206,069, four weeks.

6. "Water for Elephants," Fox, $6,069,603, 2614 locations, $2,322 average, $42,083,220, three weeks.

7 "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family," Lionsgate, $4,178,886, 1881 locations, $2,222 average, $47,085,218, three weeks.

8. "Soul Surfer," Sony, $2,307,161, 1781 locations, $1,295 average, $36,886,282, five weeks.

9. "Prom," Disney, $2,214,585, 2730 locations, $811, $7,590,030, two weeks.

10. "Hoodwinked Too!" Hood vs. "evil," weinstein Co., $2,042,603, 2505 locations, $815 average, $6,876,217, two weeks.

11 "Insidious," Film District, $1,338,860, 1001 locations, $1,338 average, $50,319,115, six weeks.

12. "Source Code," Summit, $1,244,774, 930 locations, $1,338 average, $50,944,922, six weeks.

13. "African Cats," Disney, $1,066,163, 1035 locations, $1.030 average, $12,895,884, three weeks.

14. "Hanna," Focus, $836,209, 748 locations, $1,118 average, $37,634,307, five weeks.

15 "there Be Dragons," Samuel Goldwyn, $705,537, 259, $2,724 average, $705,537, one week.

16. "Scream 4," Weinstein, Co. $701,100, 1333 locations, $526 average, $36,920,190, four weeks.

17. "The Conspirator," Roadside Attractions, $616,656, 457 locations, $1,349 average, $9,791,309, four weeks.

18. "Win Win," Fox Searchlight, $528,842, 268 locations, $1,973 average, $8,351,373, eight weeks.

19. "Hop," Universal, $496,075, 902 locations, $550 average, $106,358,260, six weeks.

20. "Limitless," Relativity Media, $486,658, 379 locations, $1,284 average, $77,006,417, eight weeks.

"Thor" hammers competition with $66 M of opening

LOS ANGELES - "thor" began the season for the film by breaking down the competition at the box office with a weekend of opening of 66 million.

The image of 3D Paramount, based on the Marvel comics action, was by far the film no. 1, according to the Sunday studio estimates.

The actor stars Australian Chris Hemsworth as arrogant God of Thunder who is sent to Earth as punishment. It was directed by Kenneth Branagh, known for making films based on Shakespeare's plays such an epic "Hamlet" and casting Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgard features support.

The second has a duration of effectiveness of last week, the car "Fast five" racing suite of Universal Pictures. It is 32.5 million for a total of nearly $ 140 million $ in just 10 days.

Although the opening of "thor" was not as huge as those of other superhero films, she has always exceeded studio expectations, which were approximately $ 55 million. It is the third highest opening for a launch of Marvel franchise, behind "Spider-Man," which made $ 115 million in 2002, and "iron Man", which was 98.6 million in 2008.

Don Harris, Executive Vice-President of Paramount for distribution, think that the film held appeal for men and women; 37 per cent of the audience was a woman.

"Chris Hemsworth looks like it will be a film star," said Harris. "Kenneth Branagh made a very intelligent film, and the idea that man who is identified more closely with Shakespeare is a Marvel superhero film, I always thought was pretty interesting." Public related to the relationship of Natalie Portman, between his character and Thor. The film looks spectacular on the screen. It was fun, and it is a big film, epic.

Hollywood.com box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian thought "thor" was a very respectable opening, given that this is a lesser-known comic book title.

"Expectations still get wildly exaggerated with superhero films - a super hero movie has the great weekend of opening of all time:"the dark knight"," Dergarabedian, said the hit of the franchise Batman. "."Expectations are still extremely high, especially the first weekend of may, which is traditionally a big weekend. ?

"It can have a strong grip", he added. "It is sometimes not only about opening weekend." It is sometimes on the gameplay. ?

The next big for "thor" competition comes in two weeks, on 20 may, with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger tides," the fourth film in the blockbuster Disney franchise. Memorial Day weekend come the follow-up "hangover part II" of Warner Bros. and Paramount "Kung Fu Panda 2".

Opening in a close third and fourth place were two films on the theme of marriage, which served as a counter-programming for shows responsible for effects in the rooms.

"Jumping the broom" TriStar Pictures comes third with 13.7 million dollars, higher than the expectations of studio, which were approximately $ 10 million. Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine star as the mothers of two families who are in conflict as they are about to be United in the marriage of their children.

In the fourth place is the romantic drama of Warner Bros. "something borrowed", based on the best-selling of Emily Giffin, which is approximately $ 13.2 million. Ginnifer Goodwin stars as a lawyer who realizes that she is in love with the fiancé of her best friend, played by Kate Hudson.

-Edition limited, Summit Entertainment "the beaver", starring Mel Gibson: a depressed man who communicates via a beaver puppet, made $ 104,000 in 22 theaters. Carried out by and with Jodie Foster, the television mark the first major role of Gibson since a series of rants out screen and scandals tarnished his reputation. It develops at the national level may 20.

Sale of tickets estimated from Friday to Sunday to Canadian and American theatres according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be published Monday.

1. "Thor,"$ 66 million."."

2. "Fast five", $ 32.5 million.

3. "Jump the broom" 13.7 million.

4. "Something borrowed", $ 13.2 million.

5. "Rio," $ 8.2 million.

6. "Water for elephants," $ 5.6 million.

7. "Madea Tyler Perry family United," $ 3.9 million.

8. "Prom," $ 2.4 million.

9. "Soul Surfer," $ 2.1 million.

10 "Too hoodwinked!" Hood vs. evil, "$ 1.9 million."

"Thor" hammers competition with opening of 66 M $

 "thor" began the season for the film by breaking down the competition at the box office with a weekend of opening of 66 million.

The image of 3D Paramount, based on the Marvel comics action, was by far the film no. 1, according to the Sunday studio estimates.

The actor stars Australian Chris Hemsworth as arrogant God of Thunder who is sent to Earth as punishment. It was directed by Kenneth Branagh, known for making films based on Shakespeare's plays such an epic "Hamlet" and casting Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgard features support.

The second has a duration of effectiveness of last week, the car "Fast five" racing suite of Universal Pictures. It is 32.5 million for a total of nearly $ 140 million $ in just 10 days.

Although the opening of "thor" was not as huge as those of other superhero films, she has always exceeded studio expectations, which were approximately $ 55 million. It is the third highest opening for a launch of Marvel franchise, behind "Spider-Man," which made $ 115 million in 2002, and "iron Man", which was 98.6 million in 2008.

Don Harris, Executive Vice-President of Paramount for distribution, think that the film held appeal for men and women; 37 per cent of the audience was a woman.

"Chris Hemsworth looks like it will be a film star," said Harris. "Kenneth Branagh made a very intelligent film, and as the man who is more closely identified with Shakespeare is a Marvel superhero film, I always thought was pretty interesting.". Public related to the relationship of Natalie Portman, between his character and Thor. The film looks spectacular on the screen. It was fun, and it is a big film, epic.

Hollywood.com box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian thought "thor" was a very respectable opening, given that this is a lesser-known comic book title.

"Expectations still get wildly exaggerated with superhero films - a super hero movie has the great weekend of opening of all time:"the dark knight"," Dergarabedian, said the hit of the franchise Batman. "."Expectations are still extremely high, especially the first weekend of may, which is traditionally a big weekend. ?

"It can have a strong grip", he added. "It is sometimes not only about opening weekend." It is sometimes on the gameplay. ?

The next big for "thor" competition comes in two weeks, on 20 may, with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger tides," the fourth film in the blockbuster Disney franchise. Memorial Day weekend come the follow-up "hangover part II" of Warner Bros. and Paramount "Kung Fu Panda 2".

Opening in a close third and fourth place were two films on the theme of marriage, which served as a counter-programming for shows responsible for effects in the rooms.

"Jumping the broom" TriStar Pictures comes third with 13.7 million dollars, higher than the expectations of studio, which were approximately $ 10 million. Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine star as the mothers of two families who are in conflict as they are about to be United in the marriage of their children.

In the fourth place is the romantic drama of Warner Bros. "something borrowed", based on the best-selling of Emily Giffin, which is approximately $ 13.2 million. Ginnifer Goodwin stars as a lawyer who realizes that she is in love with the fiancé of her best friend, played by Kate Hudson.

"Thor" hammers competition with $66 M of opening

LOS ANGELES - "thor" began the season for the film by breaking down the competition at the box office with a weekend of opening of 66 million.

The image of 3D Paramount, based on the Marvel comics action, was by far the film no. 1, according to the Sunday studio estimates.

The actor stars Australian Chris Hemsworth as arrogant God of Thunder who is sent to Earth as punishment. It was directed by Kenneth Branagh, known for making films based on Shakespeare's plays such an epic "Hamlet" and casting Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgard features support.

The second has a duration of effectiveness of last week, the car "Fast five" racing suite of Universal Pictures. It is 32.5 million for a total of nearly $ 140 million $ in just 10 days.

Although the opening of "thor" was not as huge as those of other superhero films, she has always exceeded studio expectations, which were approximately $ 55 million. It is the third highest opening for a launch of Marvel franchise, behind "Spider-Man," which made $ 115 million in 2002, and "iron Man", which was 98.6 million in 2008.

Don Harris, Executive Vice-President of Paramount for distribution, think that the film held appeal for men and women; 37 per cent of the audience was a woman.

"Chris Hemsworth looks like it will be a film star," said Harris. "Kenneth Branagh made a very intelligent film, and as the man who is more closely identified with Shakespeare is a Marvel superhero film, I always thought was pretty interesting.". Public related to the relationship of Natalie Portman, between his character and Thor. The film looks spectacular on the screen. It was fun, and it is a big film, epic.

Hollywood.com box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian thought "thor" was a very respectable opening, given that this is a lesser-known comic book title.

"Expectations still get wildly exaggerated with superhero films - a super hero movie has the great weekend of opening of all time:"the dark knight"," Dergarabedian, said the hit of the franchise Batman. "."Expectations are still extremely high, especially the first weekend of may, which is traditionally a big weekend. ?

"It can have a strong grip", he added. "It is sometimes not only about opening weekend." It is sometimes on the gameplay. ?

The next big for "thor" competition comes in two weeks, on 20 may, with the opening of "Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger tides," the fourth film in the blockbuster Disney franchise. Memorial Day weekend come the follow-up "hangover part II" of Warner Bros. and Paramount "Kung Fu Panda 2".

Opening in a close third and fourth place were two films on the theme of marriage, which served as a counter-programming for shows responsible for effects in the rooms.

"Jumping the broom" TriStar Pictures comes third with 13.7 million dollars, higher than the expectations of studio, which were approximately $ 10 million. Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine star as the mothers of two families who are in conflict as they are about to be United in the marriage of their children.

In the fourth place is the romantic drama of Warner Bros. "something borrowed", based on the best-selling of Emily Giffin, which is approximately $ 13.2 million. Ginnifer Goodwin stars as a lawyer who realizes that she is in love with the fiancé of her best friend, played by Kate Hudson.

-Edition limited, Summit Entertainment "the beaver", starring Mel Gibson: a depressed man who communicates via a beaver puppet, made $ 104,000 in 22 theaters. Carried out by and with Jodie Foster, the television mark the first major role of Gibson since a series of rants out screen and scandals tarnished his reputation. It develops at the national level may 20.

Sale of tickets estimated from Friday to Sunday to Canadian and American theatres according to Hollywood.com. Final figures will be published Monday.

1. "Thor,"$ 66 million."."

2. "Fast five", $ 32.5 million.

3. "Jump the broom" 13.7 million.

4. "Something borrowed", $ 13.2 million.

5. "Rio," $ 8.2 million.

6. "Water for elephants," $ 5.6 million.

7. "Madea Tyler Perry family United," $ 3.9 million.

8. "Prom," $ 2.4 million.

9. "Soul Surfer," $ 2.1 million.

10 "Too hoodwinked!" Hood vs. evil, "$ 1.9 million."

Thor hammers Out Top Spot at the Box Office

Film of superheroes, starring newcomer Chris Hemsworth and Oscar winning Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, has reported of $ 66 million in its opening weekend.

Fast five speeds to $ 83 million. becomes more great April opening ever

Record No. 1 last week, Fast film five, stationed at the second place with $ 32.5 million. Just two weeks, the film has accelerated to almost $ 140 million.

In the battle of the new romantic comedy, jumping the broom closely beat something borrowed. The former comes third and attracted $ 13.7 million, while the latter attracted $ 13.1 million and was ranked fourth.

Rio completed the top 5, taking in $ 8.2 million. It total now some more million dollars.

N ° 6, water for elephants earned $ 5.6 million. Big happy family Madea in Tyler Perry followed, collecting $ 3.9 million.

Rounding in the top 10: Prom (No. 8, $ 2.4 million), Surfer(No._9,_$2.1_million) of the soul and mislead too! (No. 10, $ 1.9 million).