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 Tue, Dec. 27 2011
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 27 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $9,664,177 | -34% | 3,448 | 3023 | $2,803 | $86,219,421 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $7,321,067 | -32% | 3,703 | 0 | $1,977 | $97,175,202 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $6,811,411 | -2% | 3,683 | -40 | $1,849 | $63,279,892 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | The Adventures of Tintin | $4,632,059 | -14% | 3,087 | -- | $1,501 | $27,776,211 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $4,580,128 | -32% | 2,914 | -- | $1,572 | $32,449,413 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,287,178 | -18% | 3,117 | -- | $1,375 | $19,350,309 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | War Horse | $4,172,543 | -40% | 2,376 | -- | $1,756 | $18,700,515 | 1 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | $1,666,586 | -11% | 2,225 | -1280 | $749 | $36,195,313 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $1,461,990 | -29% | 2,324 | -- | $629 | $6,524,469 | 1 | Summit |
| 10 | The Muppets | $1,014,029 | -10% | 1,536 | -1272 | $660 | $77,839,891 | 5 | Disney |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $771,203 | -16% | 1,411 | -1547 | $547 | $271,954,045 | 6 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | The Sitter | $584,836 | -23% | 1,486 | -1266 | $394 | $23,570,380 | 3 | Fox |
| 13 | Arthur Christmas | $419,644 | -4% | 1,524 | -1405 | $275 | $44,396,793 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 27 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $829,963 | -31% | 753 | -125 | $1,102 | $34,393,495 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Hugo | $772,360 | -22% | 951 | -1581 | $812 | $45,521,243 | 5 | Paramount |
| 3 | Young Adult | $657,210 | -29% | 987 | 1 | $666 | $8,733,398 | 3 | Paramount |
| 4 | The Artist | $298,269 | -31% | 167 | 150 | $1,786 | $3,111,960 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $265,030 | 3% | 389 | -368 | $681 | $144,184,194 | 9 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | My Week with Marilyn | $232,815 | -26% | 602 | 358 | $387 | $7,527,571 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | $137,944 | 13% | 525 | -1255 | $263 | $60,111,785 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Jack and Jill | $62,783 | -14% | 242 | -1668 | $259 | $71,392,327 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | J. Edgar | $61,444 | -25% | 455 | -248 | $135 | $36,197,522 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Moneyball | $58,788 | -20% | 242 | 144 | $243 | $74,638,532 | 14 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Dolphin Tale | $56,448 | 13% | 188 | -93 | $300 | $71,693,651 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Tower Heist | $53,770 | -21% | 283 | -1032 | $190 | $76,371,860 | 8 | Universal |
| 13 | Courageous | $43,677 | -31% | 192 | 91 | $227 | $33,791,026 | 13 | Sony / TriStar |
| 14 | Immortals | $39,778 | -22% | 228 | -988 | $174 | $82,455,125 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $36,738 | -19% | 245 | 43 | $150 | $34,728,274 | 8 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 16 | Footloose (2011) | $26,773 | -9% | 182 | -71 | $147 | $51,493,725 | 11 | Paramount |
| 17 | The Ides of March | $22,602 | -20% | 145 | 73 | $156 | $40,697,969 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 18 | In Time | $20,062 | -16% | 112 | -161 | $179 | $36,911,769 | 9 | Fox |
| 19 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $13,896 | -13% | 124 | -82 | $112 | $103,908,012 | 10 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 27 2011 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $236,938 | -30% | 55 | 39 | $4,308 | $2,394,592 | 3 | Focus |
| 2 | Shame | $54,491 | -17% | 50 | -1 | $1,090 | $1,651,248 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $46,991 | 41% | 49 | 0 | $959 | $14,956,632 | 38 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $28,213 | -33% | 6 | -- | $4,702 | $142,931 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Way | $14,400 | -24% | 27 | -66 | $533 | $4,086,347 | 12 | Producers Distribution Agency |
| 6 | The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) | $13,165 | -18% | 20 | -5 | $658 | $653,584 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Margin Call | $9,904 | -16% | 30 | -91 | $330 | $5,208,095 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | Drive (2011) | $4,489 | -27% | 26 | -30 | $173 | $34,797,837 | 15 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $4,397 | -33% | 3 | -- | $1,466 | $29,856 | 1 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | $3,740 | -11% | 37 | -86 | $101 | $20,366,068 | 10 | Summit |
| 11 | Like Crazy | $3,368 | -14% | 30 | -70 | $112 | $3,349,159 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 12 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,549 | -12% | 15 | -24 | $170 | $2,894,830 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | 50/50 | $2,523 | -18% | 31 | -80 | $81 | $35,009,400 | 13 | Summit |
| 14 | Inni | $46 | -40% | 1 | -- | $46 | $116,684 | 9 | Cinema Purgatorio |
