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, Oct. 12 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 12 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Social Network | $1,377,528 | -37% | 2,771 | 0 | $497 | $49,586,777 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Life As We Know It | $1,239,104 | -27% | 3,150 | -- | $393 | $17,450,927 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Secretariat | $1,208,239 | -36% | 3,072 | -- | $393 | $15,784,517 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The Town | $608,232 | -36% | 2,720 | -215 | $224 | $75,406,120 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | My Soul to Take | $488,305 | -25% | 2,572 | -- | $190 | $7,985,935 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 6 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $459,742 | -24% | 2,829 | -768 | $163 | $44,709,734 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $427,143 | -66% | 3,225 | -350 | $132 | $40,972,035 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Easy A | $308,487 | -45% | 2,847 | -127 | $108 | $49,099,428 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Case 39 | $255,439 | -27% | 2,212 | 1 | $115 | $10,255,673 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 10 | Let Me In | $251,448 | -29% | 2,042 | 21 | $123 | $9,777,835 | 2 | Relativity / Overture |
| 11 | You Again | $217,744 | -40% | 2,332 | -216 | $93 | $21,351,632 | 3 | Disney |
| 12 | Devil | $122,335 | -41% | 1,442 | -950 | $85 | $30,377,955 | 4 | Universal |
| 13 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $117,754 | -32% | 1,012 | -895 | $116 | $59,158,195 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 14 | Alpha and Omega | $108,920 | -73% | 1,616 | -687 | $67 | $21,537,547 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 12 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $176,249 | -33% | 742 | -- | $238 | $2,453,869 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Waiting for 'Superman' | $68,712 | -43% | 103 | 69 | $667 | $1,606,230 | 3 | Paramount Vantage |
| 3 | Inception | $45,888 | -40% | 403 | -222 | $114 | $289,305,974 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Never Let Me Go | $45,377 | -20% | 167 | 124 | $272 | $1,252,143 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Catfish | $39,175 | -39% | 143 | 7 | $274 | $2,339,364 | 4 | Universal / Rogue |
| 6 | Takers | $29,411 | -41% | 412 | -361 | $71 | $56,852,742 | 7 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Despicable Me | $24,710 | -63% | 353 | -110 | $70 | $246,649,235 | 14 | Universal |
| 8 | The Expendables | $12,869 | -27% | 225 | -185 | $57 | $102,765,388 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $11,255 | -63% | 318 | -163 | $35 | $28,766,915 | 8 | Universal |
| 10 | Dinner for Schmucks | $11,036 | -16% | 159 | -102 | $69 | $73,004,291 | 11 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | The American | $10,568 | -18% | 174 | -200 | $61 | $35,399,163 | 6 | Focus |
| 12 | Machete | $9,875 | -20% | 167 | -147 | $59 | $26,412,095 | 6 | Fox |
| 13 | Going the Distance (2010) | $9,390 | -4% | 196 | 75 | $48 | $17,767,167 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 14 | Lottery Ticket | $8,759 | -48% | 194 | -108 | $45 | $24,478,132 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Vampires Suck | $7,035 | -33% | 190 | -71 | $37 | $36,532,662 | 8 | Fox |
| 16 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $4,538 | -54% | 119 | -69 | $38 | $43,530,591 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Ramona and Beezus | $3,838 | -65% | 106 | -55 | $36 | $26,053,768 | 12 | Fox |
| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 12 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $31,677 | -29% | 60 | 2 | $528 | $16,525,883 | 30 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Buried | $30,402 | -28% | 92 | 59 | $330 | $583,943 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Stone | $9,980 | -8% | 6 | -- | $1,663 | $96,564 | 1 | Relativity / Overture |
| 4 | Under the Sea 3D | $7,208 | -45% | 18 | 0 | $400 | $24,430,426 | 87 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | Jack Goes Boating | $7,084 | -15% | 90 | 11 | $79 | $387,738 | 4 | Relativity / Overture |
| 6 | Nowhere Boy | $4,422 | -31% | 4 | -- | $1,106 | $63,589 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Avatar | $4,383 | 66% | 14 | -5 | $313 | $760,314,615 | 43 | Fox |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $3,708 | -34% | 83 | -58 | $45 | $300,486,119 | 15 | Summit |
| 9 | I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | $3,048 | -41% | 12 | -- | $254 | $40,683 | 1 | Anchor Bay |
| 10 | Winter's Bone | $2,756 | -9% | 57 | -21 | $48 | $6,172,801 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | The Kids Are All Right | $2,517 | 8% | 31 | -33 | $81 | $20,780,333 | 14 | Focus |
| 12 | The Tillman Story | $2,329 | -31% | 24 | -3 | $97 | $672,541 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Piranha 3D | $2,181 | -44% | 54 | -41 | $40 | $24,956,406 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | The Concert | $943 | 24% | 10 | -11 | $94 | $633,660 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Flipped | $679 | 4% | 18 | -17 | $38 | $1,753,545 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $311 | -23% | 2 | -1 | $156 | $164,806 | 10 | Anchor Bay |
