Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana: The Movie jumped out to an early lead at the weekend box office, banking a huge $17.4 mil on Friday. That’s the best opening-day gross for a (live-action) G-rated movie ever. The Disney Channel adaptation is on pace to bring in more than $30 mil this Easter weekend, which should put it ahead of reigning champ Fast & Furious. Vin Diesel’s car-franchise flick earned a strong $10.6 mil on Friday. The weekend’s other big new releases garnered first-day grosses that were in line with expectations: Seth Rogen’s Observe and Report laughed up $4.8 mil and Dragonball: Evolution conjured just $2.1 mil. Friday’s rankings are below, and please check back here on Sunday for a full weekend recap in the Box Office Report.
1. Hannah Montana: The Movie — $17.4 mil
2. Fast & Furious — $10.6 mil
3. Monsters vs. Aliens — $9.1 mil
4. Observe and Report — $4.8 mil
5. Knowing — $2.4 mil
6. The Haunting in Connecticut — $2.4 mil
7. I Love You, Man — $2.3 mil
8. Dragonball: Evolution — $2.1 mil
9. Adventureland — $1.2 mil
10. Duplicity — $1 mil
More Box Office News:
Box Office Preview: Hannah Montana takes on Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious shatters records with $72.5 mil weekend
Monsters vs. Aliens opens at No. 1 with $58.2 mil
Knowing cruises to weekend victory
Race to Witch Mountain casts a spell at No. 1
EW.com’s Box Office Chart
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hannah montana the movie was actually very good. much better than i expected, and im happy people are recognizing that.
hannah montana the movie was actually very good. much better than i expected, and im happy people are recognizing that.
I m not surprised when me n my little bros went to c Monsters Vs Aliens little girls outside Hannah Montana theater were watiting for the movie to finish so they could go in, we all could hear the song inside playing from the movie outside those little girls were dancing outside the theater..it was cute to see that she is bringing this kind of joy in little angels lives.
Girl power was certainly out in force Friday for Hannah Montana and so was teen/kid power for Monsters versus Aliens. Their success shows just how insignificant movie and tv critics opinions are becoming because when they shower praise on filth and garbage while belittling innocent films like these that are just meant for family fun and escapism, their critiques become useless. With Hannah Montana looking at 40 to 50 million this weekend and Monsters VS Aliens eyeing another stunning 30 million dollar weekend, both will shatter low expectations.
No surprise here — I mean, personally, I wish Hannah AND Miley would both go away forever. But if they both bring joy to some small target market, so be it.
The silver lining news for me was that Observe & Report is just # 4 on this list. Hooray. I thought that movie was SO not funny. I don’t care what Lisa S. says.
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it was a very good movie my girls love it
Big opening but doesn’t reach $100 mil, just like her first movie. What a joke!
Y does this have to be on good Friday
hannah montana the movie was very good.
hannah montana the movie was very good.
Wow, strong start for Hannah Montana! Even ahead of Fast and Furious. But I would have expected Observe and Report to perform better than its first day results. But maybe the mall cop theme may have been overused when the Paul Blart movie did it first.
she is awsome
I would luv 2 be Hannah Montana she is so awsome
It’s so good to see that Hannah Montana is doing good despite the negative reviews. Im not sure where it comes from, but it’s like the entire entertainment industry is out to get Miss Miley Cyrus. They spend a lot of their time bashing most of her projects, as if she’s brought them some kind of harm. It’s hard to take anything that the media says seriously because all of the reviews come from a biased point of view. I’ve yet to read one positive review about the movie, yet everyone that i talked to said they loved it. The numbers as well are showing that the American public still loves Miley and Hannah. I think it’s time for the critics to let this girl live her life instead of bad mouthing her.
and i LOVED the movie!!!!
Hannah montana the movie was an excellent movie to watch i give my recommendations to watch if you like music and stuff but i loved it, it had funny parts to it… And people should stop criticizing hannah montana and im sure everyone one here would agree with me
i love it and will watch it again 
hannah montana the movie ROCKED!!!!
anyone who says it sucked… NOW THEY SUCK! i LUV that movie! hannha montana is a BIG IDOL to lil’ girls! so no one better trash talk her! because im one of those girls!!!!!!!!!
I thought that other than the usual fun and pop of Hannah Montana (which is fine, just not the most pleasing to adult audiences) that the movie added a lot more perspective on life that most movies are lacking. It’s great to see a movie that encourages kids to spend more time with family, and really care about their loved ones.
This movie was good family fun. I took my daughter to see it yesterday, anticipating a movie version of a Hannah Montana episode. What I viewed instead was quality entertainment that featured an excellent cast, solid script that tugged at your heart strings & sprinkled comedy throughout. This movie is a must see!
Hannah Montana:The Movie was so awesome. I cried at the end. I didn’t like it. I loved it!!!!!!! OMG! I hope she does a sequel!!!!!!
Hannah Montana was a very good movie. Miley is so very cute and also very photogenic, she has a face that the camera loves and you can’t take your eyes off of her. She is such a fine young actress and a great singer. I will follow her career for decades.
Hannah Montana Movie was GREAT. Special. Refreshing movie for family values
Big fan of fast and furious. Fast cars, hot women, hot action. What more is there to want in life. It was a no brainer for a sequel and paul and vin aren’t exactly seriuos actors. They are hot action heroes and need to embrace that role. Maybe do some indies, but until they get to age 50, they should do these fun action flicks while they can. http://www.wealthyhookup.com