'Hangover Part II' soaks up North American box office

Raunchy comedy "The Hangover Part II" soaked up USD 86.5 million at the North American box office this the weekend, in the biggest comedy movie debut ever.

According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, the Warner Bros Pictures sequel to the breakout 2009 hit about men behaving badly, also set a record opening for an R-rated movie.

DreamWorks Animation family movie "Kung Fu Panda 2," starring Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, came in second with USD 48 million.

The fourth movie in the Walt Disney Co "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise made USD 39.3 million in the United States and Canada in its second week, and took its worldwide box office total to USD 623.7 million so far.