Bradley Cooper's Hangover 2 Sets Box Office Record At $138.1 Million

Posted on Sun May 29th, 2011 11:00am PDT By X17 Staff

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As expected, Hangover 2 topped the box office this holiday weekend, bringing in $138.1 million, making it the biggest comedy opening ever. The film's star, Bradley Cooper, was in Berlin Friday, continuing to promote the film with various media engagements.

The film took in $118.1 million its first four days out and is expected to make another $20 million on Monday. The previous highest-grossing comedy was Bruce Almighty over Memorial Day weekend in 2003, which brought in $85.7 million.

The sequel to the 2009 hit, staring Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ed Helms, follows the bunch to Thailand for Stu's [Helms] wedding. As expected, a pre-wedding brunch goes horribly wrong, just as their Vegas bachelor party trip did in the first film.

So what film took second place at the box office -- it's headlining actress beating out her partner's edgy drama?

Angelina Jolie's Kung Fu Panda 2 took in $57 million it's first four days out, while Brad Pitt's Tree of Life made $352,320 for the weekend, showing in only four theaters in New York and LA. With an $88,080 per location average, that's an all-time high for a Fox Searchlight film.

Overall, it was a record weekend at the box office, with a projected estimate of $270 million for the Memorial Day holiday beating the previous record of $254 million in 2007.

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