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, Nov. 4 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 4 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saw 3D | $1,227,637 | -3% | 2,808 | -- | $437 | $30,600,708 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Red (2010) | $1,076,746 | 13% | 3,349 | 76 | $322 | $63,012,876 | 3 | Summit |
| 3 | Jackass 3D | $954,670 | 8% | 3,139 | 28 | $304 | $105,717,075 | 3 | Paramount |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity 2 | $891,982 | 5% | 3,239 | 23 | $275 | $69,925,122 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Secretariat | $595,243 | 25% | 3,108 | 0 | $192 | $46,963,353 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | Hereafter | $584,199 | 2% | 2,424 | 243 | $241 | $24,709,669 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Social Network | $501,956 | 14% | 2,767 | -154 | $181 | $81,446,632 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Life As We Know It | $485,049 | 15% | 2,860 | -159 | $170 | $45,440,073 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Town | $250,259 | 10% | 1,608 | -310 | $156 | $88,583,857 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $169,185 | 39% | 2,010 | -226 | $84 | $53,530,095 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Easy A | $103,766 | 12% | 1,262 | -370 | $82 | $56,748,611 | 7 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 4 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conviction | $190,155 | 2% | 510 | 455 | $373 | $3,166,144 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Waiting for 'Superman' | $113,563 | 2% | 330 | 40 | $344 | $5,012,843 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 3 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $94,824 | 16% | 933 | -322 | $102 | $51,554,290 | 6 | Fox |
| 4 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | $56,178 | -5% | 477 | -83 | $118 | $6,022,622 | 4 | Focus |
| 5 | Inception | $49,431 | 11% | 401 | -51 | $123 | $291,130,914 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Alpha and Omega | $40,113 | 26% | 676 | -51 | $59 | $24,307,436 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Stone | $33,579 | 7% | 125 | 12 | $269 | $1,314,017 | 4 | Relativity / Overture |
| 8 | Devil | $28,575 | 1% | 635 | -7 | $45 | $33,242,210 | 7 | Universal |
| 9 | My Soul to Take | $25,310 | 2% | 713 | -976 | $35 | $14,744,435 | 4 | Universal / Rogue |
| 10 | Despicable Me | $25,020 | 7% | 335 | 11 | $75 | $247,984,010 | 17 | Universal |
| 11 | N-Secure | $21,960 | 0% | 367 | -78 | $60 | $2,497,191 | 3 | Freestyle |
| 12 | Nowhere Boy | $18,263 | 10% | 153 | -62 | $119 | $1,054,989 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Case 39 | $17,729 | -6% | 406 | -315 | $44 | $13,111,685 | 5 | Paramount Vantage |
| 14 | Never Let Me Go | $17,387 | 15% | 126 | -52 | $138 | $2,242,388 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 15 | Let Me In | $17,274 | -2% | 378 | -135 | $46 | $11,967,100 | 5 | Relativity / Overture |
| 16 | Catfish | $13,760 | 1% | 137 | -2 | $100 | $3,101,448 | 7 | Universal / Rogue |
| 17 | Buried | $8,224 | 14% | 107 | 19 | $77 | $1,002,061 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 4 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $44,253 | 15% | 61 | 1 | $725 | $17,552,482 | 33 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Under the Sea 3D | $6,573 | 48% | 16 | 0 | $411 | $24,670,683 | 90 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Avatar | $5,283 | 6% | 8 | -1 | $660 | $760,437,048 | 46 | Fox |
| 4 | Machete | $3,417 | 4% | 56 | 6 | $61 | $26,564,746 | 9 | Fox |
| 5 | The American | $3,339 | 38% | 42 | -34 | $80 | $35,606,376 | 9 | Focus |
| 6 | The Tillman Story | $3,124 | 7% | 24 | 0 | $130 | $752,022 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Wild Target | $2,460 | 2% | 4 | -- | $615 | $33,288 | 1 | Freestyle |
| 8 | Lottery Ticket | $2,278 | 2% | 70 | -22 | $33 | $24,719,879 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | I Want Your Money | $2,072 | 16% | 59 | -113 | $35 | $433,588 | 3 | Freestyle |
| 10 | Jack Goes Boating | $1,839 | -1% | 35 | 0 | $53 | $478,782 | 7 | Relativity / Overture |
| 11 | Vampires Suck | $1,133 | 17% | 49 | -5 | $23 | $36,649,597 | 11 | Fox |
| 12 | The Concert | $931 | 72% | 6 | 1 | $155 | $653,425 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Winter's Bone | $923 | 9% | 11 | -7 | $84 | $6,213,942 | 21 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Piranha 3D | $602 | -25% | 19 | 13 | $32 | $24,993,557 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | I Spit on Your Grave (2010) | $201 | -2% | 3 | -5 | $67 | $90,508 | 4 | Anchor Bay |
