Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
With an estimated $9.2 million on Friday, May 13, Thor may end up with $32m for the weekend as per Deadline.com. That’s about a 63% drop from last Friday, and 50% from last weekend. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, and Tom Hiddleston, Thor cost a reported $150m.
Opening with stronger numbers than many had predicted, Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids, featuring Kristen Wiig, collected about $8.5m on Friday and may reach $23m by Sunday evening. Many pundits had been expecting the well-received comedy to earn less than $20m.
Fast Five was down one spot at no. 3 with $6m on Friday. It was followed by newcomer Priest, a 3D action/horror flick based on a Korean graphic novel. Starring Paul Bettany and Twilight’s Cam Gigandet, Priest drew an estimated $5.5m on Friday and may reach $15m over the weekend.
Vying for fifth place were Something Borrowed, with Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jumping the Broom, with Paula Patton and Angela Bassett.
Something unusual for the "summer" season: films featuring women in major roles — I’m including Natalie Portman’s Thor here — took up four of the top six spots at the North American box office on Friday.
Remember: These are rough, early estimates. Official studio estimates will be posted Saturday. Official weekend estimates come out on Sunday. Weekend box-office actuals will be released on Monday.
Photo: Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)