Sorry there wasn't any "Weekend Report", but from time to time my actual job tends to come in the way of me getting things up on time. On to the actual news, Green Lantern's opening was a mix of the good and the bad, opening modestly to $21.6 million on Friday only to decline greatly with the next two days. I have absolutely no intention of seeing it and adding to its now depressing total. It still managed to hold onto the top spot, but that's no huge feat going up against the second weekend of Super 8. Talking of which, J.J. Abrams' new film slipped only 40% from last weekend, which is pretty spectacular for a film built on a budget of $50 million.
Then there's the bastard second new release that finds its place lower down the list at number 3, this week being Mr. Popper's Penguins. The film fared less favorably than imagined given its kid friendly premise, but it was expected to land somewhere just below $20 million. Don't expect further kindness with Cars 2 coming in next week to snatch the kid crowd, and Bad Teacher picking up the comedic circuit. X-Men: First Class continued on a downward trend, falling another 50% to fourth place. Filling out the top five was The Hangover: Part II, which is finally bottoming out, and should end its run at about $250 million, far more than it deserves. This weekend ultimately was a gargantuan 23.8% down from last year, but that's understandable against the opening of Toy Story 3.
1. Green Lantern (First Weekend; $52.7 million)
2. Super 8 (Second Weekend; $21.3 million)
3. Mr. Popper's Penguins (First Weekend; $18.2 million)
4. X-Men: First Class (Third Weekend; $11.5 million)
5. The Hangover: Part II (Fourth Weekend; $9.6 million)
6. Kung Fu Panda 2 (Fourth Weekend; $8.7 million)
7. Bridesmaids (Sixth Weekend; $7.5 million)
8. Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (Fifth Weekend; $6.2 million)
9. Midnight in Paris (Fifth Weekend; $5 million)
10. Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (Second Weekend; $2.2 million)
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