Brüno opened to a healthy $14.2 million Friday -- a little behind comedy-to-beat The Hangover, but well ahead of Borat's opening day. Still, Borat opened on far less screens and Brüno has the summer destruction derby to contend with, so it'll be interesting to see if Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy has smooth, freshly waxed legs. In other news, I Love You Beth Cooper rewarded Fox's meager investment with an equally half-hearted haul.
Friday figures after the jump:
BRUNO: $14,180,000 (new)
ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS: $8,650,000 ($100,723,000)
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN: $7,630,000 ($322,638,000)
PUBLIC ENEMIES: $4,337,000 ($56,764,000)
THE PROPOSAL: $3,450,000 ($106,707,000)
THE HANGOVER: $3,090,000 ($215,602,000)
I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER: $2,050,000 (new)
UP: $1,450,000 ($270,569,000)
MY SISTER'S KEEPER: $1,430,000 ($33,051,000)
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN: $495,000 ($169,528,000)