Memorial Day weekend started early for Sex & the City 2. The sequel launched on 3,445 screens Thursday, bringing in $14.2 million including $3 million from midnight shows. Friday added another $13.1 million, giving Sex a running domestic estimate of $27.3 million and a projected five-day holiday take somewhere north of $65 million – just a bit over what the first Sex & the City made in 2008…over three days…on a non-holiday weekend. Counter-programming for the menopausal City gals came in the form of a beefed-up Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia the Sands of Time. The RPG turned big-screen adventure flick fell a bit flat in its debut, opening in third place with an estimated $10.2 million from 3,646 screens. The four-day projection for Persia looks like a solid $45 million so, Pirates of the Caribbean it ain’t.
Title |
Friday |
Total |
|
1 |
Sex & the City 2 |
$13,100,000 |
$27.3 |
2 |
Shrek 4 |
$11.300.000 |
$101 |
3 |
Prince of Persia |
$10,200,000 |
$10.2 |
4 |
Iron Man 2 |
$4,200,000 |
$262.7 |
5 |
Robin Hood |
$2,800,000 |
$75.5 |