It looks like a good news/bad news kind of morning for Russell Brand. The good news is that his voice-only role in last weekend’s number one film Hop will give Brand a second weekend on top of the US box office. The bad news? Warner Brothers’ highly-promoted Arthur redux – the film in which he actually gets his face on film – wasn’t particularly aided by the comedian’s recent PR blitz. The widest of this weekend’s four new releases, Arthur earned an estimated $4.5 million to Hop’s $5.5 million. Arthur’s mediocre showing was counterbalanced by two Friday overachievers. Focus features’ Hanna took in an estimated $4.2 million while Sony’s inspirational shark-attack biopic Soul Surfer earned $3.7 million in 2,214 locations. That just leaves us with Universal’s Your Highness. How this R-rated comedy from David Gordon Green and Danny McBride wound up nearly tied on a Friday night with a movie about a one-armed surfer is beyond me. Details and analysis tomorrow.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | Hop | $5,500,000 | $51.9 |
| 2 | Arthur | $4,500,000 | $4.5 |
| 3 | Hanna | $4,200,000 | $4.2 |
| 4 | Your Highness | $3,800,000 | $3.8 |
| 5 | Soul Surfer | $3,700,000 | $3.7 |
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