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. 5 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 5 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moneyball | $953,698 | -10% | 2,993 | 0 | $319 | $40,867,592 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | 50/50 | $754,492 | -20% | 2,458 | -- | $307 | $11,087,464 | 1 | Summit |
| 3 | Dolphin Tale | $652,271 | -17% | 3,515 | 8 | $186 | $39,231,171 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Lion King 3D | $500,218 | -20% | 2,340 | 10 | $214 | $80,908,355 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Courageous | $467,011 | -22% | 1,161 | -- | $402 | $10,730,909 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 6 | Killer Elite | $452,120 | -25% | 2,986 | 0 | $151 | $19,008,387 | 2 | Open Road |
| 7 | What's Your Number? | $425,212 | -26% | 3,002 | -- | $142 | $6,841,056 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Dream House | $412,465 | -26% | 2,661 | -- | $155 | $9,579,610 | 1 | Universal |
| 9 | Contagion | $363,097 | -16% | 2,744 | -392 | $132 | $65,718,064 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Help | $332,020 | -9% | 2,505 | 541 | $133 | $160,358,258 | 8 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Abduction | $308,424 | -27% | 3,118 | 0 | $99 | $20,148,879 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Drive (2011) | $304,276 | -16% | 1,974 | -930 | $154 | $27,959,415 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 5 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Debt | $62,601 | -9% | 603 | -464 | $104 | $30,259,252 | 5 | Focus |
| 2 | Laugh at My Pain | $47,570 | -16% | 274 | -13 | $174 | $6,412,418 | 4 | CodeBlack Entertainment |
| 3 | Warrior (2011) | $41,675 | -9% | 707 | -704 | $59 | $13,211,631 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | I Don't Know How She Does It | $41,391 | -8% | 745 | -1745 | $56 | $9,341,167 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | $39,477 | -7% | 405 | -270 | $97 | $82,877,288 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Straw Dogs (2011) | $39,244 | -16% | 874 | -1534 | $45 | $10,196,187 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $39,170 | -7% | 591 | -587 | $66 | $174,601,079 | 9 | Fox |
| 8 | Captain America: The First Avenger | $38,374 | -15% | 350 | 16 | $110 | $175,453,011 | 11 | Paramount |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | $24,335 | -2% | 252 | -68 | $97 | $379,317,920 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Cowboys & Aliens | $16,870 | -6% | 241 | -104 | $70 | $99,603,131 | 10 | Universal |
| 11 | Horrible Bosses | $16,013 | -5% | 222 | -91 | $72 | $117,271,515 | 13 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 12 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $14,579 | -8% | 710 | -497 | $21 | $37,589,308 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Sarah's Key | $14,035 | 2% | 139 | -12 | $101 | $6,809,424 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $13,084 | -7% | 208 | -43 | $63 | $352,262,443 | 14 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 15 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011) | $11,496 | 13% | 216 | -208 | $53 | $23,739,616 | 6 | FilmDistrict |
| 16 | Seven Days in Utopia | $9,300 | 7% | 135 | -- | $69 | $4,225,863 | 5 | Visio Entertainment |
| 17 | Shark Night 3D | $8,822 | -14% | 292 | -345 | $30 | $18,519,901 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 18 | Our Idiot Brother | $6,505 | -14% | 136 | -275 | $48 | $24,623,119 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | Conan the Barbarian (2011) | $5,803 | -12% | 115 | 59 | $50 | $21,289,162 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Final Destination 5 | $5,456 | -16% | 144 | -110 | $38 | $42,538,779 | 8 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 21 | Apollo 18 | $4,529 | 8% | 114 | -225 | $40 | $17,498,893 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 22 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $2,818 | -20% | 103 | -50 | $27 | $68,141,073 | 16 | Fox |
| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 5 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $12,996 | 15% | 49 | 0 | $265 | $13,218,037 | 26 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Machine Gun Preacher | $9,486 | 9% | 33 | 29 | $287 | $169,947 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 3 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | $5,356 | 1% | 34 | -14 | $158 | $370,932 | 5 | Indomina Media |
| 4 | Circumstance | $2,529 | 21% | 23 | -6 | $110 | $352,860 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 5 | Munger Road | $1,692 | -26% | 1 | -- | $1,692 | $42,840 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 6 | The Future | $1,485 | 40% | 16 | -11 | $93 | $539,681 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | Margaret | $1,126 | 11% | 2 | -- | $563 | $10,633 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Thunder Soul | $979 | -37% | 13 | -22 | $75 | $84,954 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | $762 | -5% | 6 | -- | $127 | $8,995 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 10 | Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster | $630 | 46% | 9 | -- | $70 | $11,038 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 11 | Muran | $420 | -69% | 10 | -- | $42 | $19,240 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 12 | Project Nim | $304 | 19% | 7 | -11 | $43 | $398,548 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
