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 Wed, Sep. 1 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 1 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The American | $1,674,363 | -- | 2,721 | -- | $615 | $1,674,363 | 0 | Focus |
| 2 | Takers | $1,247,008 | -29% | 2,206 | -- | $565 | $25,261,006 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | The Last Exorcism | $941,797 | -25% | 2,874 | -- | $328 | $23,919,655 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Eat Pray Love | $865,586 | -18% | 3,023 | -59 | $286 | $63,258,828 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Expendables | $794,627 | -25% | 3,398 | 128 | $234 | $84,803,493 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Other Guys | $551,237 | -24% | 3,004 | -468 | $184 | $100,934,882 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Inception | $473,331 | -19% | 1,923 | -478 | $246 | $272,091,844 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Switch (2010) | $447,179 | -28% | 2,017 | 5 | $222 | $17,931,233 | 2 | Miramax |
| 9 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $433,225 | -26% | 2,798 | 14 | $155 | $18,446,310 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Piranha 3D | $406,485 | -27% | 2,491 | 21 | $163 | $19,694,936 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Vampires Suck | $311,924 | -31% | 3,233 | 0 | $96 | $28,995,390 | 2 | Fox |
| 12 | Despicable Me | $262,105 | -28% | 1,691 | -545 | $155 | $237,197,300 | 8 | Universal |
| 13 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $247,455 | -23% | 1,269 | -1551 | $195 | $27,040,800 | 3 | Universal |
| 14 | Lottery Ticket | $244,156 | -25% | 1,818 | -155 | $134 | $18,135,084 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Dinner for Schmucks | $151,330 | -25% | 1,501 | -648 | $101 | $69,743,071 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 16 | Salt | $150,835 | -29% | 1,012 | -782 | $149 | $113,806,559 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 1 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $349,947 | -16% | 812 | -- | $431 | $754,962,421 | 37 | Fox |
| 2 | Step Up 3D | $124,493 | -34% | 757 | -835 | $164 | $40,160,751 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Toy Story 3 | $109,230 | -27% | 600 | -130 | $182 | $406,040,342 | 11 | Disney |
| 4 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $63,279 | -31% | 719 | -861 | $88 | $41,503,758 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Kids Are All Right | $56,649 | -26% | 342 | -62 | $166 | $19,339,098 | 8 | Focus |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $53,347 | -11% | 476 | -81 | $112 | $298,200,597 | 9 | Summit |
| 7 | Hubble 3D | $38,525 | -8% | 151 | 0 | $255 | $14,682,259 | 24 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | The Last Airbender | $33,290 | -20% | 306 | 83 | $109 | $130,704,795 | 9 | Paramount |
| 9 | Ramona and Beezus | $27,923 | -16% | 354 | -34 | $79 | $24,911,557 | 6 | Fox |
| 10 | Knight and Day | $17,333 | -34% | 229 | -48 | $76 | $76,049,327 | 10 | Fox |
| 11 | Shrek Forever After | $16,129 | -20% | 207 | -25 | $78 | $238,107,363 | 15 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 12 | Charlie St. Cloud | $13,445 | -27% | 270 | -377 | $50 | $30,798,285 | 5 | Universal |
| 13 | Predators | $13,438 | -11% | 187 | -47 | $72 | $51,661,653 | 8 | Fox |
| 14 | Winter's Bone | $12,276 | -27% | 119 | -12 | $103 | $5,477,453 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 1 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under the Sea 3D | $10,246 | 4% | 16 | 0 | $640 | $24,016,196 | 81 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | The Concert | $7,378 | 33% | 20 | 0 | $369 | $387,873 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Flipped | $5,799 | -36% | 26 | -3 | $223 | $693,994 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The A-Team | $5,720 | -16% | 92 | -59 | $62 | $77,114,309 | 12 | Fox |
| 5 | Marmaduke | $4,020 | -9% | 66 | -56 | $61 | $33,579,130 | 13 | Fox |
| 6 | The Tillman Story | $3,943 | -12% | 5 | 1 | $789 | $120,573 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Peepli Live | $3,652 | -12% | 45 | -25 | $81 | $715,553 | 3 | UTV Communications |
| 8 | Solitary Man | $2,674 | -22% | 19 | 0 | $141 | $4,324,904 | 15 | Anchor Bay |
| 9 | Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) | $2,651 | -18% | 21 | -6 | $126 | $456,613 | 6 | NeoClassics |
| 10 | Cyrus | $2,430 | -29% | 32 | -24 | $76 | $7,361,590 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 11 | La Soga | $1,688 | -13% | 12 | -8 | $141 | $149,354 | 3 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 12 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $1,241 | -47% | 7 | -1 | $177 | $134,367 | 4 | Anchor Bay |
| 13 | Princess Kaiulani | $320 | 55% | 1 | 0 | $320 | $872,701 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | The People I've Slept With | $237 | -13% | 1 | -- | $237 | $11,752 | 3 | People Pictures |
| 15 | Tales From Earthsea | $146 | -22% | 1 | -4 | $146 | $48,461 | 3 | Disney |
| 16 | City Island | $60 | -29% | 1 | -3 | $60 | $6,670,912 | 24 | Anchor Bay |
