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, Dec. 15 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 15 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year's Eve | $1,058,002 | 3% | 3,505 | -- | $302 | $17,405,754 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | The Sitter | $756,534 | -4% | 2,750 | -- | $275 | $13,321,306 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $678,675 | 4% | 3,604 | -442 | $188 | $262,130,081 | 4 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Hugo | $521,002 | 10% | 2,608 | 768 | $200 | $35,447,861 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Arthur Christmas | $445,230 | 20% | 3,272 | -104 | $136 | $34,947,345 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Muppets | $427,236 | 2% | 3,328 | -112 | $128 | $67,473,645 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | Immortals | $272,073 | -3% | 2,299 | -328 | $118 | $81,038,005 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Happy Feet Two | $267,176 | 3% | 2,840 | -696 | $94 | $57,832,544 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Jack and Jill | $192,001 | 10% | 2,787 | -262 | $69 | $69,277,786 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $186,210 | -5% | 2,069 | -335 | $90 | $74,887,715 | 6 | Universal |
| 11 | J. Edgar | $135,373 | -3% | 1,555 | -430 | $87 | $35,332,403 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $115,152 | 6% | 1,843 | -907 | $62 | $142,310,193 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 15 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $600,000 | -- | 425 | -- | $1,412 | $600,000 | 0 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Descendants | $431,114 | 6% | 876 | 302 | $492 | $25,377,552 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | My Week with Marilyn | $95,095 | 5% | 244 | 0 | $390 | $5,495,745 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $57,593 | -8% | 470 | -240 | $123 | $34,238,015 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | In Time | $36,098 | -10% | 354 | -67 | $102 | $36,569,340 | 7 | Fox |
| 6 | Like Crazy | $23,461 | 7% | 162 | 10 | $145 | $3,235,445 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 7 | Courageous | $22,833 | 31% | 191 | -74 | $120 | $33,411,349 | 11 | Sony / TriStar |
| 8 | Dolphin Tale | $17,770 | 9% | 342 | -68 | $52 | $71,137,768 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Moneyball | $17,031 | 12% | 208 | -796 | $82 | $74,241,828 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Way | $17,027 | 2% | 120 | -40 | $142 | $3,909,403 | 10 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 11 | Margin Call | $16,728 | -3% | 149 | -2 | $112 | $5,016,761 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $16,354 | 8% | 302 | 47 | $54 | $103,691,862 | 8 | Paramount |
| 13 | The Ides of March | $15,477 | 26% | 187 | -829 | $83 | $40,522,235 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | 50/50 | $10,039 | 8% | 146 | -50 | $69 | $34,926,597 | 11 | Summit |
| 15 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $8,937 | 2% | 168 | -40 | $53 | $20,265,114 | 8 | Summit |
| 16 | Footloose (2011) | $6,647 | -7% | 201 | -108 | $33 | $51,169,030 | 9 | Paramount |
| 17 | Abduction | $5,939 | 11% | 131 | -20 | $45 | $28,087,155 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | Contagion | $4,603 | -7% | 111 | -44 | $41 | $75,658,097 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 15 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $40,434 | 13% | 16 | 10 | $2,527 | $1,040,153 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Shame | $33,983 | -2% | 21 | 11 | $1,618 | $924,041 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Young Adult | $31,110 | -1% | 8 | -- | $3,889 | $439,924 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $23,185 | -11% | 4 | -- | $5,796 | $422,771 | 1 | Focus |
| 5 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $20,707 | 44% | 25 | 1 | $828 | $351,745 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $18,848 | 57% | 49 | 0 | $385 | $14,729,857 | 36 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 7 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,317 | 0% | 72 | -12 | $102 | $2,848,675 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Drive (2011) | $6,330 | -8% | 70 | -16 | $90 | $34,704,406 | 13 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | The Rum Diary | $4,600 | 7% | 63 | 0 | $73 | $13,087,613 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,608 | 12% | 61 | -23 | $59 | $176,711,822 | 19 | Fox |
| 11 | Pastorela | $1,982 | -18% | 44 | -11 | $45 | $146,168 | 2 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 12 | Spy Kids: All The Time in the World | $445 | -37% | 23 | -8 | $19 | $38,538,188 | 17 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Project Nim | $426 | 73% | 2 | -- | $213 | $411,184 | 23 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Circumstance | $200 | -68% | 1 | 0 | $200 | $454,121 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | Answers to Nothing | $104 | -38% | 7 | -14 | $15 | $21,872 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | The Future | $59 | 293% | 0 | -- | -- | $568,662 | 20 | Roadside Attractions |
