Two new movies opened in the marketplace on Wednesday. One of them was the third film in a massively popular comedy series. The other was the latest feature from the
director of the first two.

The first film in the series, “The Hangover,” opened to $56.1 million in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates. The second film, “The Hangover Part II,” opened to $56.1 million in the United States and Canada,