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, Dec. 14 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 14 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year's Eve | $1,026,098 | -22% | 3,505 | -- | $293 | $16,347,752 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | The Sitter | $790,840 | -22% | 2,750 | -- | $288 | $12,564,772 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $651,265 | -13% | 3,604 | -442 | $181 | $261,451,406 | 4 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Hugo | $474,930 | -17% | 2,608 | 768 | $182 | $34,926,859 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Muppets | $419,949 | -12% | 3,328 | -112 | $126 | $67,046,409 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Arthur Christmas | $369,894 | -14% | 3,272 | -104 | $113 | $34,502,115 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Immortals | $280,732 | -16% | 2,299 | -328 | $122 | $80,765,932 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Happy Feet Two | $258,224 | -14% | 2,840 | -696 | $91 | $57,565,368 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Tower Heist | $196,555 | -5% | 2,069 | -335 | $95 | $74,701,505 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | Jack and Jill | $174,267 | -20% | 2,787 | -262 | $63 | $69,085,785 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | J. Edgar | $139,498 | -12% | 1,555 | -430 | $90 | $35,197,030 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $108,541 | -3% | 1,843 | -907 | $59 | $142,195,041 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 14 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $405,151 | -17% | 876 | 302 | $463 | $24,946,438 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | My Week with Marilyn | $90,229 | -11% | 244 | 0 | $370 | $5,400,650 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $62,492 | -15% | 470 | -240 | $133 | $34,180,422 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | In Time | $40,114 | -15% | 354 | -67 | $113 | $36,533,242 | 7 | Fox |
| 5 | Like Crazy | $21,925 | -4% | 162 | 10 | $135 | $3,211,984 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 6 | Courageous | $17,413 | -17% | 191 | -74 | $91 | $33,388,516 | 11 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | Margin Call | $17,319 | -14% | 148 | -3 | $117 | $5,000,033 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | The Way | $16,679 | 1% | 120 | -40 | $139 | $3,870,254 | 10 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 9 | Dolphin Tale | $16,337 | -14% | 342 | -68 | $48 | $71,119,998 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Moneyball | $15,198 | -10% | 208 | -796 | $73 | $74,224,797 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $15,115 | -6% | 302 | 47 | $50 | $103,675,508 | 8 | Paramount |
| 12 | The Ides of March | $12,326 | -13% | 187 | -829 | $66 | $40,506,758 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | 50/50 | $9,282 | -14% | 146 | -50 | $64 | $34,916,558 | 11 | Summit |
| 14 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $8,735 | -23% | 168 | -40 | $52 | $20,256,177 | 8 | Summit |
| 15 | Footloose (2011) | $7,131 | -4% | 201 | -108 | $35 | $51,162,383 | 9 | Paramount |
| 16 | Abduction | $5,370 | -12% | 131 | -20 | $41 | $28,081,216 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | Contagion | $4,952 | -4% | 111 | -44 | $45 | $75,653,494 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | The Way Back | $1,679 | -- | 120 | -- | $14 | $3,884,377 | 47 | Newmarket Films |
| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 14 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $35,861 | -12% | 16 | 10 | $2,241 | $999,719 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Shame | $34,707 | -8% | 21 | 11 | $1,653 | $890,058 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Young Adult | $31,413 | -1% | 8 | -- | $3,927 | $408,814 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $26,166 | -8% | 4 | -- | $6,542 | $399,586 | 1 | Focus |
| 5 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $14,355 | 16% | 25 | 1 | $574 | $331,038 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $12,010 | -14% | 49 | 0 | $245 | $14,711,009 | 36 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 7 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,310 | 7% | 72 | -12 | $102 | $2,841,358 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Drive (2011) | $6,875 | -3% | 70 | -16 | $98 | $34,698,076 | 13 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | The Rum Diary | $4,286 | -7% | 63 | 0 | $68 | $13,083,013 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,222 | -12% | 61 | -23 | $53 | $176,708,214 | 19 | Fox |
| 11 | Pastorela | $2,425 | -3% | 44 | -11 | $55 | $144,186 | 2 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 12 | Inni | $754 | -30% | 1 | -2 | $754 | $115,826 | 7 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 13 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $701 | 112% | 23 | -8 | $30 | $38,537,743 | 17 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Circumstance | $633 | 80% | 1 | -- | $633 | $453,921 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | Project Nim | $246 | 35% | 2 | -- | $123 | $410,758 | 23 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | Answers to Nothing | $168 | 12% | 7 | -14 | $24 | $21,768 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | The Future | $15 | -55% | 0 | -- | -- | $568,603 | 20 | Roadside Attractions |
