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 Sun, Jan. 8 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil Inside | $5,195,613 | -56% | 2,285 | -- | $2,274 | $33,732,515 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $4,705,520 | -48% | 3,555 | 100 | $1,324 | $169,568,971 | 4 | Paramount |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $3,405,900 | -44% | 3,603 | -100 | $945 | $157,049,382 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $2,884,851 | -42% | 2,950 | 36 | $978 | $76,900,628 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,708,410 | -40% | 3,425 | -299 | $791 | $111,585,367 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | War Horse | $2,240,400 | -42% | 2,783 | 236 | $805 | $56,904,682 | 3 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 7 | We Bought a Zoo | $2,124,550 | -44% | 3,170 | 7 | $670 | $56,399,906 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,987,791 | -33% | 3,006 | -81 | $661 | $62,008,015 | 3 | Paramount |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $660,056 | -53% | 2,163 | -164 | $305 | $18,690,605 | 3 | Summit |
| 10 | New Year's Eve | $620,700 | -56% | 1,864 | -361 | $333 | $51,868,140 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | The Muppets | $452,716 | -27% | 1,236 | -305 | $366 | $85,561,195 | 7 | Disney |
| 12 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $368,896 | -45% | 1,058 | -353 | $349 | $278,415,733 | 8 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $1,323,034 | -46% | 809 | 752 | $1,635 | $10,129,670 | 5 | Focus |
| 2 | The Descendants | $648,615 | -45% | 737 | -21 | $880 | $43,960,700 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Hugo | $489,488 | -32% | 843 | -108 | $581 | $52,630,908 | 7 | Paramount |
| 4 | Young Adult | $318,989 | -44% | 830 | -157 | $384 | $14,747,851 | 5 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Artist | $311,941 | -39% | 172 | 5 | $1,814 | $7,097,612 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | The Sitter | $276,688 | -42% | 758 | -590 | $365 | $28,722,994 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | My Week with Marilyn | $233,692 | -35% | 584 | -46 | $400 | $10,458,340 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $174,176 | -36% | 351 | -38 | $496 | $146,597,215 | 11 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Happy Feet Two | $74,221 | -21% | 285 | -240 | $260 | $61,356,596 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $72,275 | -48% | 295 | 42 | $245 | $77,198,420 | 10 | Universal |
| 11 | Courageous | $46,708 | -28% | 191 | 10 | $245 | $34,311,609 | 15 | Sony / TriStar |
| 12 | Jack and Jill | $36,164 | -54% | 171 | -51 | $211 | $71,974,493 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 13 | Moneyball | $33,662 | -57% | 231 | -19 | $146 | $75,267,105 | 16 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Arthur Christmas | $30,451 | -24% | 280 | -1063 | $109 | $46,440,491 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 15 | In Time | $29,461 | -41% | 132 | 9 | $223 | $37,238,317 | 11 | Fox |
| 16 | J. Edgar | $28,878 | -42% | 152 | -303 | $190 | $36,862,178 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Dolphin Tale | $27,336 | -40% | 149 | -39 | $183 | $72,165,819 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Immortals | $25,335 | -29% | 128 | -100 | $198 | $82,851,913 | 9 | Relativity Media |
| 19 | The Ides of March | $16,725 | -47% | 114 | -29 | $147 | $40,962,534 | 14 | Sony / Columbia |
| 20 | Footloose (2011) | $16,438 | -53% | 131 | -51 | $125 | $51,780,537 | 13 | Paramount |
| 21 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $16,005 | -31% | 125 | -120 | $128 | $35,033,759 | 10 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | $64,512 | -25% | 45 | -10 | $1,434 | $2,366,669 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | The Iron Lady | $54,237 | -29% | 5 | 1 | $10,847 | $520,669 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $32,079 | -22% | 6 | 0 | $5,347 | $498,669 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Pariah (2011) | $30,754 | -32% | 11 | 7 | $2,796 | $233,411 | 2 | Focus |
| 5 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $26,016 | -32% | 45 | -4 | $578 | $15,327,370 | 40 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Drive (2011) | $14,970 | -32% | 30 | 5 | $499 | $34,911,585 | 17 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $10,367 | -27% | 7 | 5 | $1,481 | $90,681 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | Margin Call | $7,721 | -47% | 30 | 1 | $257 | $5,300,732 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | Like Crazy | $1,597 | -46% | 15 | -15 | $106 | $3,388,210 | 11 | Paramount Vantage |
| 10 | Inni | $1,421 | -4% | 3 | 2 | $474 | $122,010 | 11 | Cinema Purgatorio |
