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 Wed, Oct. 13 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 13 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Social Network | $1,231,517 | -11% | 2,771 | 0 | $444 | $50,818,294 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Life As We Know It | $1,080,372 | -13% | 3,150 | -- | $343 | $18,531,299 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Secretariat | $1,057,498 | -12% | 3,072 | -- | $344 | $16,842,015 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The Town | $550,343 | -10% | 2,720 | -215 | $202 | $75,956,463 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $401,649 | -13% | 2,829 | -768 | $142 | $45,111,383 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | My Soul to Take | $386,125 | -21% | 2,572 | -- | $150 | $8,372,060 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 7 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $365,460 | -14% | 3,225 | -350 | $113 | $41,337,495 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Easy A | $275,755 | -11% | 2,847 | -127 | $97 | $49,375,183 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Case 39 | $226,803 | -11% | 2,212 | 1 | $103 | $10,482,476 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 10 | Let Me In | $218,634 | -13% | 2,042 | 21 | $107 | $9,996,469 | 2 | Relativity / Overture |
| 11 | You Again | $191,513 | -12% | 2,332 | -216 | $82 | $21,543,145 | 3 | Disney |
| 12 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $111,123 | -6% | 1,012 | -895 | $110 | $59,269,318 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 13 | Devil | $108,150 | -12% | 1,442 | -950 | $75 | $30,486,105 | 4 | Universal |
| 14 | Alpha and Omega | $94,661 | -13% | 1,616 | -687 | $59 | $21,632,208 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 13 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $165,485 | -6% | 742 | -- | $223 | $2,619,354 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Waiting for 'Superman' | $78,963 | 15% | 103 | 69 | $767 | $1,685,193 | 3 | Paramount Vantage |
| 3 | Inception | $44,102 | -4% | 403 | -222 | $109 | $289,350,076 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Catfish | $41,470 | 6% | 143 | 7 | $290 | $2,380,834 | 4 | Universal / Rogue |
| 5 | Never Let Me Go | $39,894 | -12% | 167 | 124 | $239 | $1,292,037 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | Takers | $25,232 | -14% | 412 | -361 | $61 | $56,877,974 | 7 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Despicable Me | $22,945 | -7% | 353 | -110 | $65 | $246,672,180 | 14 | Universal |
| 8 | The Expendables | $12,017 | -7% | 225 | -185 | $53 | $102,777,405 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Dinner for Schmucks | $10,240 | -7% | 159 | -102 | $64 | $73,014,531 | 11 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | The American | $9,905 | -6% | 174 | -200 | $57 | $35,409,068 | 6 | Focus |
| 11 | Machete | $9,578 | -3% | 167 | -147 | $57 | $26,421,673 | 6 | Fox |
| 12 | Nanny McPhee Returns | $9,540 | -15% | 318 | -163 | $30 | $28,776,455 | 8 | Universal |
| 13 | Lottery Ticket | $8,684 | -1% | 194 | -108 | $45 | $24,486,816 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Going the Distance (2010) | $7,870 | -16% | 196 | 75 | $40 | $17,775,037 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 15 | Vampires Suck | $6,312 | -10% | 190 | -71 | $33 | $36,538,974 | 8 | Fox |
| 16 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $4,085 | -10% | 119 | -69 | $34 | $43,534,676 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Ramona and Beezus | $4,039 | 5% | 106 | -55 | $38 | $26,057,807 | 12 | Fox |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 13 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $35,566 | 12% | 60 | 2 | $593 | $16,561,449 | 30 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Buried | $26,204 | -14% | 92 | 59 | $285 | $610,147 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Under the Sea 3D | $9,620 | 33% | 18 | 0 | $534 | $24,440,046 | 87 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Stone | $8,234 | -17% | 6 | -- | $1,372 | $104,798 | 1 | Relativity / Overture |
| 5 | Jack Goes Boating | $6,193 | -13% | 90 | 11 | $69 | $393,931 | 4 | Relativity / Overture |
| 6 | Winter's Bone | $4,289 | 56% | 57 | -21 | $75 | $6,177,090 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | Nowhere Boy | $4,104 | -7% | 4 | -- | $1,026 | $67,693 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Avatar | $3,767 | -14% | 14 | -5 | $269 | $760,318,382 | 43 | Fox |
| 9 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $3,728 | 1% | 83 | -58 | $45 | $300,489,847 | 15 | Summit |
| 10 | I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | $3,594 | 18% | 12 | -- | $300 | $44,277 | 1 | Anchor Bay |
| 11 | The Kids Are All Right | $3,238 | 29% | 31 | -33 | $104 | $20,783,571 | 14 | Focus |
| 12 | The Tillman Story | $2,587 | 11% | 24 | -3 | $108 | $675,128 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Piranha 3D | $2,490 | 14% | 54 | -41 | $46 | $24,958,896 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | The Concert | $1,227 | 30% | 10 | -11 | $123 | $634,887 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Flipped | $591 | -13% | 18 | -17 | $33 | $1,754,136 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | $231 | -26% | 2 | -1 | $116 | $165,037 | 10 | Anchor Bay |
