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. 8 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 8 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Help | $1,304,080 | -3% | 2,843 | 65 | $459 | $128,401,658 | 4 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Debt | $656,670 | -12% | 1,826 | 40 | $360 | $17,096,956 | 1 | Focus |
| 3 | Colombiana | $453,106 | -12% | 2,614 | 0 | $173 | $25,778,706 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 4 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $390,149 | -12% | 3,193 | -153 | $122 | $163,960,831 | 5 | Fox |
| 5 | Our Idiot Brother | $372,832 | -17% | 2,555 | 0 | $146 | $18,659,009 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Apollo 18 | $348,017 | -19% | 3,328 | -- | $105 | $12,087,954 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) | $289,515 | -7% | 2,780 | 20 | $104 | $18,833,758 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | Shark Night 3D | $277,075 | -18% | 2,806 | -- | $99 | $11,264,179 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $241,122 | -4% | 1,450 | -127 | $166 | $76,249,061 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $168,234 | -6% | 1,092 | -236 | $154 | $376,103,101 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Smurfs | $134,619 | -12% | 2,706 | -155 | $50 | $134,208,845 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | 30 Minutes or Less | $125,667 | -10% | 1,355 | -716 | $93 | $35,938,898 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | Conan the Barbarian (2011) | $115,281 | -6% | 1,722 | -1293 | $67 | $20,617,016 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | One Day | $110,358 | -2% | 1,187 | -538 | $93 | $13,052,222 | 3 | Focus |
| 15 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $105,456 | -26% | 3,007 | -298 | $35 | $31,721,586 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $104,019 | -4% | 1,050 | -374 | $99 | $172,614,010 | 7 | Paramount |
| 17 | Cowboys & Aliens | $101,101 | -5% | 1,185 | -374 | $85 | $97,213,866 | 6 | Universal |
| 18 | Final Destination 5 | $92,198 | -7% | 1,226 | -859 | $75 | $41,201,170 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 19 | Fright Night (2011) | $87,105 | -8% | 1,468 | -1646 | $59 | $17,634,455 | 3 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 20 | Cars 2 | $50,251 | -13% | 2,043 | -- | $25 | $189,449,208 | 11 | Disney |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 8 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seven Days in Utopia | $96,107 | 3% | 561 | -- | $171 | $2,100,344 | 1 | Visio Entertainment |
| 2 | Sarah's Key | $64,791 | -6% | 319 | 47 | $203 | $5,463,337 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Horrible Bosses | $51,524 | -12% | 422 | -43 | $122 | $115,209,955 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | The Change-Up | $51,305 | -10% | 539 | -365 | $95 | $36,163,685 | 5 | Universal |
| 5 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $38,971 | -6% | 424 | -94 | $92 | $350,625,139 | 10 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Bad Teacher | $37,883 | -2% | 986 | 911 | $38 | $98,980,049 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Saving Private Perez | $27,065 | -18% | 161 | -- | $168 | $927,267 | 1 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 8 | Bridesmaids | $24,205 | 0% | 220 | -2 | $110 | $168,590,000 | 17 | Universal |
| 9 | Super 8 | $17,309 | -13% | 240 | -2 | $72 | $126,587,024 | 13 | Paramount |
| 10 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $13,538 | -16% | 305 | 111 | $44 | $164,878,752 | 15 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Green Lantern | $11,210 | -1% | 185 | -37 | $61 | $116,349,024 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $8,890 | -12% | 252 | 13 | $35 | $67,538,965 | 12 | Fox |
| 13 | X-Men: First Class | $5,838 | 0% | 101 | -9 | $58 | $146,317,920 | 14 | Fox |
| # | Title | Thu, Sep. 8 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $13,203 | -8% | 49 | -- | $269 | $12,590,809 | 22 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | The Tree of Life | $10,024 | -4% | 86 | -11 | $117 | $13,043,412 | 15 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Attack the Block | $9,721 | -17% | 66 | 36 | $147 | $897,283 | 6 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Another Earth | $6,687 | 20% | 71 | -23 | $94 | $1,251,784 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | The Devil's Double | $4,283 | -16% | 49 | -29 | $87 | $1,299,193 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Beginners | $4,234 | -20% | 34 | -16 | $125 | $5,790,894 | 14 | Focus |
| 7 | Circumstance | $3,516 | -27% | 11 | 4 | $320 | $126,578 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | The Hangover Part II | $3,454 | -4% | 90 | -38 | $38 | $254,427,606 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $3,423 | -3% | 3 | -- | $1,141 | $78,474 | 1 | Indomina Media |
| 10 | The Future | $3,240 | -7% | 17 | -4 | $191 | $457,721 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | $2,926 | 23% | 64 | -159 | $46 | $11,839,236 | 4 | Fox |
| 12 | In/Sight | $1,474 | 21% | 23 | -- | $64 | $16,750 | 1 | Check Entertainment |
| 13 | Project Nim | $1,455 | 8% | 15 | -1 | $97 | $368,035 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | $1,081 | 17% | 12 | -3 | $90 | $1,335,007 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 15 | Monte Carlo | $967 | -9% | 41 | -50 | $24 | $22,947,665 | 10 | Fox |
| 16 | Rio (2011) | $441 | 16% | 25 | -14 | $18 | $143,619,809 | 21 | Fox |
| 17 | 5 Days of War | $339 | -19% | 3 | 2 | $113 | $16,938 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 18 | Redemption Road | $254 | -19% | 10 | -16 | $25 | $29,384 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 19 | Everything Must Go | $119 | 12% | 4 | 1 | $30 | $2,710,637 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 20 | Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? | $110 | -43% | 2 | -- | $55 | $244,160 | 51 | Collective Eye |
| 21 | Insidious | $69 | -65% | 4 | -3 | $17 | $54,009,150 | 23 | FilmDistrict |
