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, Aug. 10 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 10 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Help | $5,539,917 | -- | 2,511 | -- | $2,206 | $5,539,917 | 0 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $4,914,439 | -26% | 3,648 | -- | $1,347 | $73,046,720 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The Smurfs | $2,981,329 | -21% | 3,395 | 0 | $878 | $85,570,936 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $1,662,317 | -17% | 3,175 | -970 | $524 | $348,563,937 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $1,503,295 | -24% | 3,620 | -95 | $415 | $148,369,723 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $1,466,459 | -26% | 3,020 | 0 | $486 | $47,214,045 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Cowboys & Aliens | $1,464,060 | -26% | 3,754 | 4 | $390 | $72,530,040 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | The Change-Up | $1,339,880 | -29% | 2,913 | -- | $460 | $18,381,570 | 1 | Universal |
| 9 | Friends With Benefits | $597,976 | -31% | 2,240 | -686 | $267 | $50,704,373 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | Horrible Bosses | $565,073 | -24% | 2,025 | -485 | $279 | $107,076,331 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $375,743 | -23% | 1,854 | -750 | $203 | $345,528,029 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 12 | Zookeeper | $265,195 | -30% | 1,458 | -960 | $182 | $74,556,734 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 10 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cars 2 | $170,553 | -24% | 773 | -990 | $221 | $185,382,906 | 7 | Disney |
| 2 | Winnie the Pooh | $106,338 | -26% | 615 | -1017 | $173 | $24,811,330 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $98,354 | -16% | 290 | -29 | $339 | $162,993,509 | 11 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Bridesmaids | $72,930 | -19% | 374 | -110 | $195 | $166,740,185 | 13 | Universal |
| 5 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $68,664 | -14% | 327 | -85 | $210 | $65,638,553 | 8 | Fox |
| 6 | X-Men: First Class | $46,388 | -19% | 235 | -19 | $197 | $145,450,476 | 10 | Fox |
| 7 | The Hangover Part II | $41,586 | -12% | 303 | -43 | $137 | $253,721,784 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Bad Teacher | $39,811 | -31% | 314 | -451 | $127 | $97,660,100 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Tree of Life | $37,705 | -16% | 170 | -26 | $222 | $12,279,343 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $23,314 | -28% | 116 | 23 | $201 | $1,094,694 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 11 | Super 8 | $22,840 | -15% | 174 | -151 | $131 | $125,390,730 | 9 | Paramount |
| 12 | Rio (2011) | $21,278 | -18% | 139 | -35 | $153 | $143,389,080 | 17 | Fox |
| 13 | Monte Carlo | $19,768 | -22% | 141 | -27 | $140 | $22,582,482 | 6 | Fox |
| 14 | Beginners | $18,017 | -25% | 126 | -21 | $143 | $5,406,669 | 10 | Focus |
| 15 | Larry Crowne | $17,175 | -25% | 229 | -106 | $75 | $35,458,130 | 6 | Universal |
| 16 | Thor | $16,730 | -22% | 141 | -49 | $119 | $180,881,072 | 14 | Paramount |
| 17 | Green Lantern | $13,087 | -32% | 108 | -27 | $121 | $114,618,391 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 10 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $79,207 | 5% | 49 | 0 | $1,616 | $11,011,890 | 18 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Sarah's Key | $61,017 | -25% | 67 | 34 | $911 | $1,486,884 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | The Devil's Double | $22,984 | -16% | 33 | 28 | $696 | $418,036 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Another Earth | $18,560 | -19% | 55 | 35 | $337 | $516,332 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Attack the Block | $12,933 | -7% | 8 | 0 | $1,617 | $334,775 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The Future | $9,246 | -21% | 18 | 17 | $514 | $162,152 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | Fast Five | $8,200 | -4% | 86 | -39 | $95 | $209,829,935 | 15 | Universal |
| 8 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | $7,714 | -11% | 88 | -73 | $88 | $14,982,196 | 9 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | Gun Hill Road | $3,744 | 2% | 3 | -- | $1,248 | $48,943 | 1 | Motion Film Group |
| 10 | Project Nim | $2,994 | -32% | 21 | 0 | $143 | $281,082 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | A Better Life | $2,834 | -41% | 74 | -34 | $38 | $1,677,218 | 7 | Summit |
| 12 | Submarine | $1,521 | 45% | 10 | -9 | $152 | $462,300 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Insidious | $1,377 | -11% | 26 | -15 | $53 | $53,971,086 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 14 | Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? | $653 | 488% | 3 | -- | $218 | $234,602 | 47 | Collective Eye |
| 15 | Delhi Belly | $312 | 41% | 6 | -1 | $52 | $1,532,536 | 6 | UTV Communications |
| 16 | Everything Must Go | $305 | -39% | 8 | 0 | $38 | $2,700,931 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | The Conspirator | $225 | -19% | 4 | -- | $56 | $11,532,534 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
