By Sarah Sluis
Universal celebrated its highest opening gross, ever, with a release that didn't even occur during the "peak" summer and holiday weekends. Fast Five sped to first with $83.6 million, the highest opening 
Prom opened below expectations, finishing with just $5 million. Disney invested just $9 million in the movie's production, however, and it's sure to be a successful staple of Disney Channel programming in coming years. The audience was young and over 80% female, so it's possible some families opted for the more universally appealing Rio.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil also disappointed in the blockbuster-dominated weekend, earning just $4.1 million. With two better-known CG toons in the top ten, Rio and Hop, it's no wonder this movie failed to spark to audiences. Rio enjoyed its perch at number two with a sub-50% drop and another $14.4 million. In its first post-Easter weekend, Hop fell precipitously, losing 79% of its audience to finish with $2.5 million.
Director Werner Herzog's latest documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, had an impressive $25,000 per-screen average on five screens. As one of 
Horror comedy Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, which had a fairly aggressive 875-screen release, failed to attract viewers. It averaged just $1,000 per screen for a total of $885,000.
This Friday, rich-poor wedding comedy Jumping the Broom will hit theatres, along with rom-com Something Borrowed. The real behemoth will be Thor, the Greek god/comic book action extravaganza. It may be spring, but summer movie season has begun.
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