'Captain America' dominates with $25M Friday!

Joe Johnston's "Captain America: The First Avenger" is off to a good start at the North American box office, bagging a solid $25.7 million Friday. This includes the $4 million the Marvel action adventure collected from midnight showings. Nice!
"Captain America" could wrap this weekend with $66 million, which is a fine performance, especially when compared to how "Thor" and "Green Lantern" did when they opened. Needless to say, this Marvel film is already doing well.
Coming in second Friday was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," which saw a big drop and collected only $14.6 million. The final film in the series could still be making $50 million overall this weekend, but that's quite a slide from last week.
Also, new entry "Friends with Benefits" debuted in third place, earning $6.8 million, which would put the comedy in the $20 million range for the overall weekend. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star in the film about friends with, well, benefits.
At No. 4, "Horrible Bosses" finished with $3.6 million, lifting its total to $74.3 million. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" slipped to No. 5, picking up $3.5 million for a cumulative gross of $317.3 million. Full results and the top 10 will be posted tomorrow.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)

Franck Tabouring
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