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 Mon, Sep. 26 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 26 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King 3D | $1,478,639 | -78% | 2,330 | 0 | $635 | $62,954,041 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Moneyball | $1,445,889 | -67% | 2,993 | -- | $483 | $20,947,191 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Killer Elite | $775,000 | -66% | 2,986 | -- | $260 | $10,127,008 | 1 | Open Road |
| 4 | Dolphin Tale | $744,331 | -86% | 3,507 | -- | $212 | $19,896,732 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Contagion | $583,104 | -70% | 3,136 | -86 | $186 | $57,591,002 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Abduction | $564,542 | -77% | 3,118 | -- | $181 | $11,489,795 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Drive (2011) | $498,981 | -67% | 2,904 | 18 | $172 | $21,916,355 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | The Help | $412,208 | -64% | 2,695 | -319 | $153 | $154,826,361 | 7 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Straw Dogs (2011) | $181,069 | -64% | 2,408 | 0 | $75 | $9,016,256 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $163,474 | -65% | 2,490 | 14 | $66 | $8,131,939 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | The Debt | $103,657 | -66% | 1,067 | -764 | $97 | $29,070,731 | 4 | Focus |
| 12 | Warrior (2011) | $96,650 | -68% | 1,411 | -472 | $68 | $12,306,776 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $78,291 | -74% | 1,178 | -1162 | $66 | $173,679,102 | 8 | Fox |
| 14 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $23,572 | -91% | 1,207 | -443 | $20 | $37,050,452 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 26 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laugh at My Pain | $85,085 | -66% | 287 | 57 | $296 | $5,250,725 | 3 | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| 2 | Colombiana | $68,418 | -70% | 847 | -1086 | $81 | $35,188,589 | 5 | Sony / TriStar |
| 3 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $60,140 | -66% | 675 | -470 | $89 | $82,129,066 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $34,582 | -70% | 320 | -281 | $108 | $378,858,898 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $28,894 | -76% | 251 | -55 | $115 | $351,931,519 | 13 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Shark Night 3D | $27,645 | -74% | 637 | -1445 | $43 | $18,250,883 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 7 | The Smurfs | $25,192 | -84% | 669 | -750 | $38 | $138,379,084 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Horrible Bosses | $24,558 | -60% | 313 | -131 | $78 | $116,968,213 | 12 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 9 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) | $24,151 | -70% | 424 | -910 | $57 | $23,501,434 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $23,466 | -70% | 334 | -206 | $70 | $174,816,428 | 10 | Paramount |
| 11 | Our Idiot Brother | $22,232 | -63% | 411 | -1336 | $54 | $24,460,616 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Cowboys & Aliens | $20,700 | -71% | 345 | -269 | $60 | $99,296,966 | 9 | Universal |
| 13 | Final Destination 5 | $16,180 | -67% | 254 | -48 | $64 | $42,396,737 | 7 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 14 | Sarah's Key | $14,849 | -59% | 151 | -115 | $98 | $6,607,596 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Apollo 18 | $12,263 | -72% | 339 | -1456 | $36 | $17,397,169 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | The Change-Up | $9,295 | -62% | 169 | -138 | $55 | $37,045,140 | 8 | Universal |
| 17 | Super 8 | $6,331 | -63% | 117 | -42 | $54 | $126,981,500 | 16 | Paramount |
| 18 | Bridesmaids | $6,105 | -65% | 111 | -59 | $55 | $169,082,850 | 20 | Universal |
| 19 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $5,989 | -82% | 153 | -60 | $39 | $68,044,529 | 15 | Fox |
| 20 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | $5,003 | -77% | 113 | -29 | $44 | $165,235,264 | 18 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 26 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $12,705 | -67% | 49 | 0 | $259 | $13,018,769 | 25 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $8,294 | -68% | 48 | 29 | $173 | $275,053 | 4 | Indomina Media |
| 3 | The Tree of Life | $5,115 | -51% | 39 | -2 | $131 | $13,210,421 | 18 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Thunder Soul | $3,271 | -73% | 35 | -- | $93 | $54,531 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | Circumstance | $3,071 | -67% | 29 | -2 | $106 | $313,322 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 6 | Machine Gun Preacher | $3,030 | -78% | 4 | -- | $758 | $48,160 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 7 | Saving Private Perez | $2,234 | -83% | 44 | -72 | $51 | $1,394,004 | 4 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 8 | Green Lantern | $1,935 | -73% | 49 | -54 | $39 | $116,595,126 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Monte Carlo | $1,875 | -78% | 34 | -12 | $55 | $23,181,178 | 13 | Fox |
| 10 | Conan the Barbarian (2011) | $1,859 | -65% | 56 | -98 | $33 | $21,212,875 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | The Future | $1,540 | -38% | 27 | -2 | $57 | $522,629 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | The Devil's Double | $984 | -53% | 48 | 23 | $21 | $1,358,026 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | Project Nim | $492 | -62% | 18 | 1 | $27 | $392,047 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | The Music Never Stopped | $315 | -- | 3 | -- | $105 | $258,538 | 28 | Roadside Attractions |
