Grosses
'Fast & Furious 6' Sets Franchise High $38.2 Million Opening Day; 'Hangover 3' Rebounds Slightly, 'Epic' Strong in Third PlaceMay 25, 2013 03:15 AM
Universal reports an excellent $38.2 million Friday opening for Fast & Furious 6, topping the $34.4 million opening day of 2011's Fast Five for a new franchise high. BoxOffice is projecting a $119 million four-day opening for the sequel, with an outside shot at hitting $100 million in its first three days alone.
The Hangover Part III managed to increase slightly with a 23 percent increase from Thursday's disappointing debut up to $14.53 million yesterday (likely due to the late release date change). That said, the film is far under-performing against expectations as its two-day take is running 57.3 percent behind The Hangover Part II. With volatile word of mouth thus far, the outlook for the comedy three-quel isn't good. We're projecting a $52.5 million four-day weekend and $64.3 million five-day overall start.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
Meanwhile, The Great Gatsby declined 48 percent Friday-to-Friday with $3.96 million to begin its third weekend. The film is on pace for a $17.5 million four-day frame.
3-Day & 4-Day Memorial Weekend Projections
1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.0 million (3-day) / $119.0 million (4-day)
2. The Hangover Part III - $43.5 million (3-day) / $52.5 million (4-day) / $64.3 million (5-day total)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
4. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
5. Iron Man 3 - $20.0 million (3-day) / $25.5 million (4-day)
6. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Daily Domestic Gross Sun, Jul. 18 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jul. 18 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inception | $19,211,530 | -12% | 3,792 | -- | $5,066 | $62,785,337 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Despicable Me | $9,942,840 | -22% | 3,501 | 25 | $2,840 | $118,434,555 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $5,171,472 | -26% | 3,504 | -- | $1,476 | $24,708,059 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $3,822,194 | -26% | 4,001 | -467 | $955 | $264,791,897 | 3 | Summit |
| 5 | Toy Story 3 | $3,739,033 | -21% | 3,177 | -576 | $1,177 | $362,965,378 | 5 | Disney |
| 6 | Grown Ups | $2,795,064 | -30% | 3,074 | -389 | $909 | $129,165,357 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Last Airbender | $2,454,848 | -20% | 2,805 | -398 | $875 | $115,138,607 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Predators | $2,156,303 | -20% | 2,669 | 0 | $808 | $40,300,543 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Knight and Day | $978,069 | -35% | 1,925 | -703 | $508 | $69,117,400 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | The Karate Kid (2010) | $668,790 | -29% | 1,532 | -926 | $437 | $169,290,675 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | Sun, Jul. 18 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyrus | $330,949 | -28% | 446 | 246 | $742 | $5,084,186 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Iron Man 2 | $171,750 | -23% | 362 | 29 | $474 | $310,018,590 | 11 | Paramount |
| 3 | The A-Team | $118,691 | -38% | 428 | -808 | $277 | $75,207,206 | 6 | Fox |
| 4 | Winter's Bone | $102,918 | -33% | 121 | 15 | $851 | $3,064,052 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | Shrek Forever After | $79,467 | -31% | 240 | -221 | $331 | $234,393,583 | 9 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Marmaduke | $77,317 | -28% | 274 | -109 | $282 | $32,090,405 | 7 | Fox |
| 7 | Letters to Juliet | $68,718 | -28% | 272 | 31 | $253 | $52,129,858 | 10 | Summit |
| 8 | How to Train Your Dragon | $66,151 | -31% | 228 | -26 | $290 | $217,387,997 | 17 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Solitary Man | $50,842 | -38% | 146 | -26 | $348 | $3,850,796 | 9 | Anchor Bay |
| 10 | Robin Hood | $44,070 | -40% | 226 | -74 | $195 | $104,839,030 | 10 | Universal |
| 11 | Get Him to the Greek | $44,070 | -40% | 287 | -155 | $154 | $60,009,770 | 7 | Universal |
| 12 | Date Night | $35,988 | -33% | 166 | -39 | $217 | $98,258,664 | 15 | Fox |
| 13 | Killers | $32,813 | -24% | 166 | -103 | $198 | $46,090,780 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | Splice | $19,973 | -21% | 117 | -87 | $171 | $16,920,192 | 7 | Warner Bros |
| # | Title | Sun, Jul. 18 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kids Are All Right | $345,210 | -20% | 38 | 31 | $9,084 | $1,813,866 | 2 | Focus |
| 2 | Hubble 3D | $87,468 | -19% | 53 | 0 | $1,650 | $10,855,308 | 18 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Sex and the City 2 | $31,017 | -16% | 97 | -59 | $320 | $94,936,656 | 8 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | Under the Sea 3D | $22,040 | -19% | 13 | 0 | $1,695 | $22,969,606 | 75 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | Jonah Hex | $16,032 | -63% | 46 | -19 | $349 | $10,192,014 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | City Island | $11,331 | -35% | 49 | -16 | $231 | $6,573,592 | 18 | Anchor Bay |
| 7 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $10,642 | -26% | 67 | -63 | $159 | $163,192,114 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Just Wright | $8,904 | -32% | 56 | -24 | $159 | $21,476,686 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | I Hate Luv Storys | $8,593 | -38% | 35 | -44 | $246 | $826,561 | 3 | UTV |
| 10 | Avatar | $4,549 | -37% | 4 | -5 | $1,137 | $749,701,420 | 31 | Fox |
| 11 | Grease Sing-a-Long | $3,957 | -91% | 21 | 9 | $188 | $225,763 | 2 | Paramount |
| 12 | The Back-up Plan | $3,381 | -33% | 25 | -36 | $135 | $37,481,242 | 13 | CBS Films |
| 13 | Princess Kaiulani | $929 | -7% | 3 | -3 | $310 | $855,355 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | The Secret of Kells | $918 | 24% | 6 | -4 | $153 | $686,460 | 20 | GKIDS |
| 15 | The Square | $888 | -34% | 4 | -1 | $222 | $404,898 | 15 | Apparition |
| 16 | Udaan | $621 | -56% | 2 | -- | $311 | $2,715 | 1 | UTV Communications |
