"X-Men: First Class," which stars Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, took in $21 million on Friday, according to The Hollywood Reporter, out earning its competition.
The film is the prequel to the hit Marvel comic book series about mutant superheroes and tells of how Charles Xavier (McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Fassbender) were once friends and how they later turned into Professor X, who ends up leading the "X-Men" in a fight against evil, and his adversary, Magneto.
The industry paper estimates the film might go on to earn $55 million for its weekend total.
Meanwhile, "The Hangover Part II," nabbed second place on Friday earning an additional $10.5 million. Over the last holiday weekend, the film earned over $100 million to have one of the highest earning openings for an R-rated comedy ever.
The movie sees the return of Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms on the big screen as part of the "Wolf Pack" from the original film. The crew travels to Thailand for Stu's (Helms) wedding and their plans for a bachelor celebration go awry once again.
In third place is the animated film "Kung Fu Panda 2," which features the voice of Angelina Jolie and Jack Black. The Dreamworks movie earned $6.3 million to raise its domestic total to $82.4 million.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz earned $5.1 million to land in fourth place. The film has earned a domestic total of $177.3 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Finishing out the top five is the Kristen Wiig comedy "Bridesmaids," which grossed $3.6 million for Friday. The film is inching towards the $100 million box office bench mark as its current domestic total now stands at $98.7 million.
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