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 Tue, Sep. 21 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 21 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Town | $2,615,090 | 14% | 2,861 | -- | $914 | $28,711,296 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Easy A | $1,236,696 | 15% | 2,856 | -- | $433 | $20,044,945 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $905,806 | 8% | 3,209 | 6 | $282 | $45,638,751 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Devil | $856,405 | 7% | 2,809 | -- | $305 | $13,946,345 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Alpha and Omega | $364,660 | 13% | 2,625 | -- | $139 | $9,795,630 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The American | $272,481 | 31% | 2,457 | -376 | $111 | $33,252,586 | 3 | Focus |
| 7 | Takers | $243,249 | 13% | 2,139 | -52 | $114 | $52,830,111 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Eat Pray Love | $203,946 | 30% | 1,668 | -671 | $122 | $77,961,403 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Machete | $187,938 | 9% | 1,704 | -974 | $110 | $24,751,941 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | Inception | $178,132 | 14% | 1,305 | -278 | $136 | $285,464,113 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Other Guys | $150,665 | 15% | 1,827 | -419 | $82 | $115,685,345 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Going the Distance (2010) | $144,397 | 23% | 2,007 | -1023 | $72 | $17,032,931 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 13 | The Expendables | $128,821 | 12% | 1,854 | -1204 | $69 | $101,264,186 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | The Switch (2010) | $86,709 | 29% | 1,158 | -437 | $75 | $26,754,046 | 5 | Miramax |
| 15 | The Last Exorcism | $79,621 | 1% | 2,013 | -718 | $40 | $40,272,037 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $55,555 | 17% | 1,588 | -776 | $35 | $27,721,135 | 5 | Universal |
| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 21 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Despicable Me | $51,985 | 10% | 944 | -431 | $55 | $244,838,185 | 11 | Universal |
| 2 | Lottery Ticket | $34,369 | 9% | 677 | -228 | $51 | $23,571,261 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $30,885 | 1% | 384 | -235 | $80 | $31,136,730 | 6 | Universal |
| 4 | Avatar | $30,044 | 25% | 129 | -307 | $233 | $760,137,070 | 40 | Fox |
| 5 | Vampires Suck | $24,450 | 3% | 964 | -706 | $25 | $35,913,735 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | Dinner for Schmucks | $19,722 | 11% | 313 | -223 | $63 | $72,242,091 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Kids Are All Right | $17,276 | 18% | 169 | -49 | $102 | $20,539,782 | 11 | Focus |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $17,089 | -1% | 339 | -848 | $50 | $300,137,500 | 12 | Summit |
| 9 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $15,580 | 16% | 360 | -65 | $43 | $43,048,587 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Piranha 3D | $14,403 | 10% | 264 | -561 | $55 | $24,758,215 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Flipped | $13,113 | 8% | 375 | -67 | $35 | $1,600,338 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Ramona and Beezus | $10,502 | 387% | 260 | -15 | $40 | $25,738,270 | 9 | Fox |
| 13 | The Last Airbender | $9,856 | 11% | 174 | -46 | $57 | $131,583,436 | 12 | Paramount |
| 14 | Winter's Bone | $9,444 | 8% | 103 | -13 | $92 | $5,972,378 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 21 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $29,709 | 12% | 63 | 3 | $472 | $15,698,872 | 27 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Catfish | $24,787 | -5% | 12 | -- | $2,066 | $308,160 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 3 | Never Let Me Go | $9,625 | -8% | 4 | -- | $2,406 | $176,831 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | The Romantics | $7,257 | 134% | 14 | 12 | $518 | $91,859 | 2 | Four of a Kind |
| 5 | The Tillman Story | $7,092 | 18% | 28 | 3 | $253 | $532,453 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,440 | 10% | 16 | -- | $403 | $24,231,418 | 84 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 7 | Predators | $4,722 | 44% | 55 | -31 | $86 | $51,916,570 | 11 | Fox |
| 8 | We Are Family | $4,352 | 101% | 78 | -- | $56 | $604,486 | 3 | UTV Communications |
| 9 | Jack Goes Boating | $3,250 | -4% | 4 | -- | $813 | $35,538 | 1 | Relativity / Overture |
| 10 | The Concert | $3,054 | 45% | 20 | 1 | $153 | $547,343 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Knight and Day | $2,551 | -16% | 64 | -29 | $40 | $76,370,469 | 13 | Fox |
| 12 | Bran Nue Dae | $2,075 | 8% | 17 | 1 | $122 | $55,107 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 13 | Cyrus | $1,735 | -7% | 19 | -7 | $91 | $7,422,668 | 14 | Fox Searchlight |
| 14 | Solitary Man | $569 | 96% | 7 | -2 | $81 | $4,354,270 | 18 | Anchor Bay |
| 15 | La Soga | $549 | 138% | 4 | -3 | $137 | $207,507 | 6 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 16 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $115 | 195% | 3 | -1 | $38 | $156,626 | 7 | Anchor Bay |
