hangover II box office record hangover II box office record. t makes the film the top grossing R-rated comedy to open on a five-day holiday weekend. The previous record holder was "Sex and the City" which pulled in $79 million when it debuted in 2008, according to Deadline.com. The highest grossing R-rated film of any genre that tracked for a Friday through Sunday is "The Matrix Reloaded" from 2003. The Hangover sequel, set in Thailand tracked better than the original film in the international markets in which it opened. It is reported that its opening day was bigger than the first weekend that "The Hangover" screened two years ago. The raunchy sequel directed by Todd Phillips and starring three of the four males leads from the original, "The Hangover Part II" didn't disappoint when it came to exit polls. Although the movie got reviews that weren't boffo, audiences gave it an "A-" rating after seeing it, music to the ears of War...