Lucas Till, X-Men: First Class
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Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Lucas Till, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, and Nicholas Hoult, X-Men: First Class scored $25m in second place at North American box office this weekend (June 10-12), according to estimates found at Box Office Mojo.
Despite its relatively modest opening and the fact that the Matthew Vaughn-directed adventure-sci-fier held up well throughout the week, X-Men: First Class was down 55% from last weekend. For comparison’s sake: Down 69%, X-Men Origins: Wolverine took in $26m on its second weekend two years ago, while the original X-Men was down 57%.
X-Men: First Class‘ domestic total: $98.89m. It’ll surely pass the $100m milestone on Monday. Worldwide: $223.09m. Cost: $160m.
At no. 3, The Hangover Part II brought in $18.5m (-41%). The Todd Phillips comedy starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Justin Bartha passed the $200m milestone on Friday. The Hangover 2, in fact, is now the highest-grossing 2011 release at the domestic box office, having surpassed Justin Lin’s Fast Five. The Hangover 2’s total: $216.56m. Worldwide: $431.36m. Cost: $80m.
At no. 4, Kung Fu Panda 2 took in $16.63m (-30%). The animated actioner features the voices of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, and Gary Oldman. Total: $126.9m. Worldwide: $331.9m. Cost: $150m.
Starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides added $10.84m (-40%) at no. 5. Total: $208.77m. With $886.77m worldwide, On Stranger Tides is by far the biggest 2011 release to date. Cost: $150m.
At no. 6, Kristen Wiig’s Bridesmaids pulled in $10.15m, down a minuscule -16%. Total: $123.9m. Cost: $32.5m.
Photo: X-Men: First Class (Murray Close / 20th Century Fox).