‘Indiana Jones’ nabs $126 mil opening weekend
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That includes an estimated $101 million in Friday-Sunday coin, which followed a first-day Thursday gross of $25 million. Paramount also projected a $25 million haul for Monday, which would give the first Indy sequel in 19 years a five-day cume of $151 million.
Once tallies are in for the entire Memorial Day frame through Monday, the iconic adventure sequel will be measured against marks such as the $151.1 million tally posted by last year’s “Spider-Man 3″ in a best-ever weekend opening.
“Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” enjoyed the highest-grossing first five days of any picture before or since, registering $172.8 million after debuting on a Thursday before a nonholiday weekend in May 2005.
- From THR