The summer of comedies continues! Buoyed by a Hangover-friendly marketing campaign and some happily strong reviews, the Seth Gordon-directed Horrible Bosses earned $9.9 million at the box office on Friday to land in a solid second place; if the numbers hold, Bosses will be the fourth R-rated comedy to open with more than $25 million this summer. Fellow newcomer Zookeeper landed in third place, with a solid $7.4 million -- roughly $2 million less than the Kevin James-led Paul Blart earned on its first Friday. That film received a family friendly bump throughout its opening weekend, and you can bet Sony executives are hoping the same holds true for this one. Oh, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated again. Your Friday box office is here.
1. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON: $15 million ($228.9 million)
2. HORRIBLE BOSSES: $9.9 million (new)
3. ZOOKEEPER: $7.4 million (new)
4. CARS 2: $4.8 million ($138.4 million)
5. BAD TEACHER: $3 million ($72.7 million)
[via @giteshpandya from Box Office Guru]