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Los Angeles - Thor nailed down the no 1 spot at the box office again.
Paramount's 3D superhero film starring Australian Chris Hemsworth as Marvel's hammer-toting god of thunder earned $34.5m in its second weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
That brings the total haul of Thor to $119.2m, though not quite as impressive as fellow comic book hero Iron Man 2, which earned $211.2m by its second weekend the same time last year.
"Thor had a really great playing field to work on for its second weekend in theatres," said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com.
Wide audience
"For a big-budget Marvel Comics film that opened very solidly to drop only 48% indicates some very strong word of mouth. I think Kenneth Branagh being the director really brought a lot to the table."
Universal's Bridesmaids, the raunchy comedy starring Kristen Wiig as a down-on-her-luck maid of honour, debuted above expectations in second place with $24.4m.
Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, attributed the movie's good reviews and word of mouth to wide audience appeal: 67% of the audience was female; 33% male.
"That's pretty good considering this is a picture titled Bridesmaids," said Rocco.
Paramount's 3D superhero film starring Australian Chris Hemsworth as Marvel's hammer-toting god of thunder earned $34.5m in its second weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
That brings the total haul of Thor to $119.2m, though not quite as impressive as fellow comic book hero Iron Man 2, which earned $211.2m by its second weekend the same time last year.
"Thor had a really great playing field to work on for its second weekend in theatres," said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Hollywood.com.
Wide audience
"For a big-budget Marvel Comics film that opened very solidly to drop only 48% indicates some very strong word of mouth. I think Kenneth Branagh being the director really brought a lot to the table."
Universal's Bridesmaids, the raunchy comedy starring Kristen Wiig as a down-on-her-luck maid of honour, debuted above expectations in second place with $24.4m.
Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, attributed the movie's good reviews and word of mouth to wide audience appeal: 67% of the audience was female; 33% male.
"That's pretty good considering this is a picture titled Bridesmaids," said Rocco.
