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 Thu, Sep. 9 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The American | $723,554 | -13% | 2,823 | 102 | $256 | $22,437,118 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Machete | $688,139 | -16% | 2,670 | -- | $258 | $16,622,589 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Takers | $597,551 | -7% | 2,206 | 0 | $271 | $42,005,172 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Going the Distance (2010) | $505,170 | -5% | 3,030 | -- | $167 | $10,164,100 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Eat Pray Love | $490,938 | 3% | 2,663 | -360 | $184 | $71,732,708 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Expendables | $416,155 | -6% | 3,398 | 0 | $122 | $95,242,613 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Last Exorcism | $363,806 | -10% | 2,874 | 0 | $127 | $34,739,469 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Inception | $313,237 | 1% | 1,704 | -219 | $184 | $279,409,588 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Other Guys | $309,467 | -2% | 2,607 | -397 | $119 | $109,094,413 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Switch (2010) | $237,538 | 7% | 1,885 | -132 | $126 | $23,004,729 | 3 | Miramax |
| 11 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $216,640 | 60% | 2,708 | -90 | $80 | $24,200,730 | 3 | Universal |
| 12 | Piranha 3D | $158,285 | -7% | 1,789 | -702 | $88 | $23,636,418 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Despicable Me | $136,225 | 31% | 1,600 | -91 | $85 | $241,874,870 | 9 | Universal |
| 14 | Vampires Suck | $124,396 | 13% | 2,434 | -799 | $51 | $33,601,944 | 3 | Fox |
| 15 | Toy Story 3 | $122,950 | 35% | 1,520 | 920 | $81 | $409,214,041 | 12 | Disney |
| 16 | Lottery Ticket | $112,083 | 8% | 1,310 | -508 | $86 | $21,407,626 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $204,723 | 4% | 812 | 0 | $252 | $758,831,600 | 38 | Fox |
| 2 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $117,015 | 7% | 807 | -462 | $145 | $29,618,175 | 4 | Universal |
| 3 | Salt | $88,721 | 6% | 705 | -307 | $126 | $115,821,562 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Dinner for Schmucks | $59,664 | -2% | 804 | -697 | $74 | $71,352,536 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Step Up 3D | $52,372 | 5% | 434 | -323 | $121 | $41,449,437 | 5 | Disney |
| 6 | Hubble 3D | $37,339 | 31% | 123 | -28 | $304 | $15,204,675 | 25 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 7 | The Kids Are All Right | $31,008 | 12% | 239 | -103 | $130 | $19,980,891 | 9 | Focus |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $30,753 | 1% | 396 | -80 | $78 | $298,890,399 | 10 | Summit |
| 9 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $23,169 | 60% | 455 | -264 | $51 | $42,268,194 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Last Airbender | $17,872 | 0% | 257 | -49 | $70 | $131,214,786 | 10 | Paramount |
| 11 | Ramona and Beezus | $12,862 | 54% | 305 | -49 | $42 | $25,339,954 | 7 | Fox |
| 12 | Charlie St. Cloud | $9,855 | 0% | 220 | -50 | $45 | $31,030,585 | 6 | Universal |
| 13 | Shrek Forever After | $7,611 | 1% | 179 | -28 | $43 | $238,395,990 | 16 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 14 | Knight and Day | $7,404 | 2% | 142 | -87 | $52 | $76,253,227 | 11 | Fox |
| 15 | Predators | $5,007 | -2% | 111 | -76 | $45 | $51,804,307 | 9 | Fox |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 9 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter's Bone | $12,737 | 26% | 93 | -26 | $137 | $5,672,966 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 2 | The Tillman Story | $10,248 | -12% | 24 | 19 | $427 | $338,305 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Under the Sea 3D | $7,880 | 18% | 16 | 0 | $493 | $24,130,117 | 82 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Flipped | $4,879 | 25% | 28 | 2 | $174 | $783,077 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Concert | $4,042 | 8% | 20 | 0 | $202 | $464,196 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | The A-Team | $3,144 | 17% | 54 | -38 | $58 | $77,196,316 | 13 | Fox |
| 7 | La Soga | $1,277 | 14% | 5 | -7 | $255 | $165,425 | 4 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 8 | Solitary Man | $1,225 | 30% | 24 | 5 | $51 | $4,343,396 | 16 | Anchor Bay |
| 9 | Marmaduke | $910 | 24% | 45 | -21 | $20 | $33,633,597 | 14 | Fox |
| 10 | White Wedding (2009) | $832 | 79% | 4 | -- | $208 | $8,658 | 1 | Dada Films |
| 11 | Cyrus | $809 | 0% | 26 | -6 | $31 | $7,384,176 | 12 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $660 | -31% | 6 | -1 | $110 | $149,574 | 5 | Anchor Bay |
| 13 | Princess Kaiulani | $655 | -13% | 3 | 2 | $218 | $878,341 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
