“17 Again” centers on a middle-age man, played by Matthew Perry, who magically reverts back into his 17-year old self as portrayed by Efron. The comedy, which received an A- Cinemascore rating, also stars Leslie Mann and Thomas Lennon.
The opening day for “17 Again” rose above such titles like 2004’s “Mean Girls” ($8.6 million) and “13 Going on 30” ($7.4 million). All three pictures made a $20 million-plus weekend release.
“17 Again” is close to “Prom Night” for being the frame’s fourth highest single day bow. Universal’s “Fast & Furious” currently holds the record for the highest opening day in April with $30.6 million.
The more mature thriller “State of Play” was second yesterday with an estimated $4.6 million off 2,803. While the film’s opening day outranked the three other carryovers, the power of matinees are expected to catapult the weekend takes of Disney’s “Hannah Montana: The Movie” and Paramount-DreamWorks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens” past “State of Play.” Directed by Kevin Macdonald whose previous helming credit was Fox Searchlight’s “The Last King of Scotland,” “State of Play” boasts an all-star cast including Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams and Jeff Daniels.
Number third was last weekend’s No. 1 pic “Hannah: Montana: The Movie,” pulling in $4 million from 3,118, a 77% decline, with an eight-day domestic cume of $47.5 million.
“Fast & Furious” placed fourth in its third Friday with $3.8 million off 3,672, down 64%, with a running B.O. of $128.2 million.
“Monsters vs. Aliens” notched fifth with $3.6 million off 3,662 in its fourth Friday. Yesterday’s take reps a 61% decline from a week ago and moves the toon’s B.O. to $153.4 million.
