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. 16 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 16 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $1,570,080 | 0% | 3,203 | -- | $490 | $33,891,366 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The American | $487,849 | 5% | 2,833 | 10 | $172 | $30,099,954 | 2 | Focus |
| 3 | Takers | $402,997 | 3% | 2,191 | -15 | $184 | $49,346,064 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Machete | $401,382 | 0% | 2,678 | 8 | $150 | $22,635,804 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Going the Distance (2010) | $360,143 | 5% | 3,030 | 0 | $119 | $15,416,059 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Eat Pray Love | $346,551 | 8% | 2,339 | -324 | $148 | $75,985,804 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Expendables | $306,378 | 9% | 3,058 | -340 | $100 | $99,647,253 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Other Guys | $260,915 | 10% | 2,246 | -361 | $116 | $113,431,394 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Inception | $252,074 | 10% | 1,583 | -121 | $159 | $283,162,718 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Last Exorcism | $207,146 | 4% | 2,731 | -143 | $76 | $38,902,021 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | The Switch (2010) | $173,787 | 7% | 1,595 | -290 | $109 | $25,670,115 | 4 | Miramax |
| 12 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $94,560 | 14% | 2,364 | -344 | $40 | $26,648,595 | 4 | Universal |
| 13 | Despicable Me | $75,695 | 11% | 1,375 | -225 | $55 | $243,828,050 | 10 | Universal |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $71,256 | 17% | 1,187 | 791 | $60 | $299,894,595 | 11 | Summit |
| 15 | Vampires Suck | $52,379 | 3% | 1,670 | -764 | $31 | $35,297,433 | 4 | Fox |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 16 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $81,256 | 15% | 436 | -376 | $186 | $759,844,861 | 39 | Fox |
| 2 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $74,365 | 9% | 619 | -188 | $120 | $30,719,900 | 5 | Universal |
| 3 | Lottery Ticket | $64,068 | 3% | 905 | -405 | $71 | $22,879,548 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Piranha 3D | $63,677 | 18% | 825 | -964 | $77 | $24,580,254 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Toy Story 3 | $55,048 | 20% | 712 | -808 | $77 | $410,171,027 | 13 | Disney |
| 6 | Dinner for Schmucks | $41,209 | 11% | 536 | -268 | $77 | $71,984,520 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Flipped | $34,585 | 5% | 442 | 414 | $78 | $1,395,911 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Kids Are All Right | $27,925 | 3% | 218 | -21 | $128 | $20,348,523 | 10 | Focus |
| 9 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $17,788 | 8% | 425 | -30 | $42 | $42,747,414 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Winter's Bone | $14,171 | -3% | 116 | 23 | $122 | $5,864,121 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | The Last Airbender | $12,571 | 9% | 220 | -37 | $57 | $131,446,626 | 11 | Paramount |
| 12 | Ramona and Beezus | $6,863 | -2% | 275 | -30 | $25 | $25,552,360 | 8 | Fox |
| 13 | Charlie St. Cloud | $6,615 | 1% | 190 | -30 | $35 | $31,162,545 | 7 | Universal |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 16 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $31,519 | 27% | 60 | -63 | $525 | $15,488,865 | 26 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Never Let Me Go | $19,879 | -21% | 4 | -- | $4,970 | $44,999 | 0 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | The Tillman Story | $9,524 | 13% | 25 | 1 | $381 | $458,691 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Knight and Day | $5,842 | 18% | 93 | -49 | $63 | $76,328,129 | 12 | Fox |
| 5 | Under the Sea 3D | $4,569 | 4% | 0 | -16 | -- | $24,177,559 | 83 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | The Concert | $4,521 | -3% | 19 | -1 | $238 | $518,735 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Predators | $4,518 | -1% | 86 | -25 | $53 | $51,875,019 | 10 | Fox |
| 8 | Cyrus | $2,491 | 13% | 26 | 0 | $96 | $7,409,319 | 13 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Romantics | $2,320 | -4% | 2 | -- | $1,160 | $55,348 | 1 | Four of a Kind |
| 10 | Bran Nue Dae | $2,192 | -5% | 16 | -- | $137 | $33,046 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 11 | La Soga | $1,219 | 4% | 7 | 2 | $174 | $200,281 | 5 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 12 | Solitary Man | $791 | -13% | 9 | -15 | $88 | $4,350,769 | 17 | Anchor Bay |
| 13 | Princess Kaiulani | $560 | 138% | 3 | 0 | $187 | $882,244 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $188 | -54% | 4 | -2 | $47 | $155,672 | 6 | Anchor Bay |
| 15 | White Wedding (2009) | $162 | -37% | 2 | -2 | $81 | $11,711 | 2 | Dada Films |
