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. 23 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 23 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Town | $2,106,294 | -7% | 2,861 | -- | $736 | $33,086,901 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Easy A | $1,057,497 | 5% | 2,856 | -- | $370 | $22,113,718 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $749,804 | 3% | 3,209 | 6 | $234 | $47,118,797 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Devil | $647,005 | -2% | 2,809 | -- | $230 | $15,253,465 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Alpha and Omega | $314,242 | -2% | 2,625 | -- | $120 | $10,429,673 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The American | $228,801 | 0% | 2,457 | -376 | $93 | $33,710,999 | 3 | Focus |
| 7 | Takers | $219,140 | 3% | 2,139 | -52 | $102 | $53,262,873 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Eat Pray Love | $189,322 | 2% | 1,668 | -671 | $114 | $78,335,695 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Inception | $176,006 | 6% | 1,305 | -278 | $135 | $285,806,286 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Machete | $165,557 | -4% | 1,704 | -974 | $97 | $25,090,845 | 3 | Fox |
| 11 | The Other Guys | $148,572 | 6% | 1,827 | -419 | $81 | $115,974,169 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Going the Distance (2010) | $125,429 | -5% | 2,007 | -1023 | $62 | $17,290,546 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 13 | The Expendables | $121,943 | 2% | 1,854 | -1204 | $66 | $101,505,966 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | The Switch (2010) | $81,611 | 4% | 1,158 | -437 | $70 | $26,914,333 | 5 | Miramax |
| 15 | The Last Exorcism | $79,886 | 4% | 2,013 | -718 | $40 | $40,428,626 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $55,330 | 0% | 1,588 | -776 | $35 | $27,831,950 | 5 | Universal |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 23 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Despicable Me | $47,010 | 0% | 944 | -431 | $50 | $244,932,080 | 11 | Universal |
| 2 | Avatar | $36,057 | 18% | 129 | -307 | $280 | $760,203,707 | 40 | Fox |
| 3 | Lottery Ticket | $33,312 | 6% | 677 | -228 | $49 | $23,635,893 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $30,590 | 0% | 384 | -235 | $80 | $31,197,985 | 6 | Universal |
| 5 | Vampires Suck | $21,659 | 0% | 964 | -706 | $22 | $35,957,133 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $18,884 | 5% | 339 | -848 | $56 | $300,174,331 | 12 | Summit |
| 7 | Dinner for Schmucks | $18,236 | -2% | 313 | -223 | $58 | $72,278,974 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | The Kids Are All Right | $16,207 | 16% | 169 | -49 | $96 | $20,570,006 | 11 | Focus |
| 9 | Flipped | $15,495 | 15% | 375 | -67 | $41 | $1,629,339 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $13,767 | 1% | 360 | -65 | $38 | $43,075,942 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Piranha 3D | $12,912 | -7% | 264 | -561 | $49 | $24,784,991 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Ramona and Beezus | $10,619 | 5% | 260 | -15 | $41 | $25,759,001 | 9 | Fox |
| 13 | Winter's Bone | $10,335 | -3% | 103 | -13 | $100 | $5,993,313 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | The Last Airbender | $9,105 | 7% | 174 | -46 | $52 | $131,601,062 | 12 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 23 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $30,539 | 7% | 63 | 3 | $485 | $15,757,959 | 27 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Catfish | $24,778 | -4% | 12 | -- | $2,065 | $358,700 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 3 | Never Let Me Go | $9,762 | -2% | 4 | 0 | $2,441 | $196,592 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | The Tillman Story | $6,937 | -7% | 28 | 3 | $248 | $546,859 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Under the Sea 3D | $5,693 | 6% | 16 | -- | $356 | $24,242,499 | 84 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Predators | $4,661 | 13% | 55 | -31 | $85 | $51,925,351 | 11 | Fox |
| 7 | The Concert | $3,225 | -9% | 20 | 1 | $161 | $554,118 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Jack Goes Boating | $3,097 | 4% | 4 | -- | $774 | $41,612 | 1 | Relativity / Overture |
| 9 | Knight and Day | $3,013 | 18% | 64 | -29 | $47 | $76,376,042 | 13 | Fox |
| 10 | The Romantics | $2,705 | 1% | 14 | 12 | $193 | $97,236 | 2 | Four of a Kind |
| 11 | We Are Family | $2,191 | -41% | 78 | -- | $28 | $610,411 | 3 | UTV Communications |
| 12 | Cyrus | $2,162 | -46% | 19 | -7 | $114 | $7,428,833 | 14 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | Bran Nue Dae | $1,805 | -20% | 17 | 1 | $106 | $59,182 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 14 | Solitary Man | $816 | 196% | 7 | -2 | $117 | $4,355,362 | 18 | Anchor Bay |
| 15 | La Soga | $400 | 19% | 4 | -3 | $100 | $208,242 | 6 | 7-57 Releasing |
| 16 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $63 | -28% | 3 | -1 | $21 | $156,814 | 7 | Anchor Bay |
