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 Mon, Jan. 9 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 9 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil Inside | $1,396,343 | -73% | 2,285 | -- | $611 | $35,128,858 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,288,711 | -73% | 3,555 | 100 | $363 | $170,857,682 | 4 | Paramount |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,052,341 | -69% | 3,603 | -100 | $292 | $158,101,723 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $942,168 | -67% | 2,950 | 36 | $319 | $77,842,796 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | War Horse | $673,361 | -70% | 2,783 | 236 | $242 | $57,578,043 | 3 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $463,240 | -78% | 3,170 | 7 | $146 | $56,863,146 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $400,367 | -80% | 3,006 | -81 | $133 | $62,408,382 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $374,916 | -86% | 3,425 | -299 | $109 | $111,960,283 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $186,360 | -72% | 2,163 | -164 | $86 | $18,876,965 | 3 | Summit |
| 10 | New Year's Eve | $174,182 | -72% | 1,864 | -361 | $93 | $52,042,322 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $108,121 | -71% | 1,058 | -353 | $102 | $278,523,854 | 8 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | The Muppets | $68,511 | -85% | 1,236 | -305 | $55 | $85,629,706 | 7 | Disney |
| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 9 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $401,754 | -70% | 809 | 752 | $497 | $10,531,424 | 5 | Focus |
| 2 | The Descendants | $191,765 | -70% | 737 | -21 | $260 | $44,152,465 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Young Adult | $114,208 | -64% | 830 | -157 | $138 | $14,862,059 | 5 | Paramount |
| 4 | Hugo | $106,822 | -78% | 843 | -108 | $127 | $52,737,730 | 7 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Artist | $102,610 | -67% | 172 | 5 | $597 | $7,200,222 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | The Sitter | $99,640 | -64% | 758 | -590 | $131 | $28,822,634 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | My Week with Marilyn | $82,959 | -65% | 584 | -46 | $142 | $10,541,299 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $35,320 | -80% | 351 | -38 | $101 | $146,632,535 | 11 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Tower Heist | $23,600 | -67% | 295 | 42 | $80 | $77,222,020 | 10 | Universal |
| 10 | Happy Feet Two | $13,360 | -82% | 285 | -240 | $47 | $61,369,956 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | J. Edgar | $11,552 | -60% | 152 | -303 | $76 | $36,873,730 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | In Time | $10,579 | -64% | 132 | 9 | $80 | $37,248,896 | 11 | Fox |
| 13 | Immortals | $10,070 | -60% | 128 | -100 | $79 | $82,861,983 | 9 | Relativity Media |
| 14 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $6,883 | -57% | 125 | -120 | $55 | $35,040,642 | 10 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 15 | Arthur Christmas | $6,504 | -79% | 280 | -1063 | $23 | $46,446,995 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 16 | Dolphin Tale | $5,194 | -81% | 149 | -39 | $35 | $72,171,013 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Footloose (2011) | $4,617 | -72% | 131 | -51 | $35 | $51,785,154 | 13 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 9 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | $24,754 | -62% | 45 | -10 | $550 | $2,391,423 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | The Iron Lady | $15,200 | -72% | 5 | 1 | $3,040 | $535,869 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $12,214 | -53% | 45 | -4 | $271 | $15,339,584 | 40 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $10,069 | -69% | 6 | 0 | $1,678 | $508,738 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Pariah (2011) | $7,724 | -75% | 11 | 7 | $702 | $241,135 | 2 | Focus |
| 6 | Drive (2011) | $5,131 | -66% | 30 | 5 | $171 | $34,916,716 | 17 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $3,694 | -64% | 7 | 5 | $528 | $94,375 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | Margin Call | $2,518 | -67% | 30 | 1 | $84 | $5,303,250 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | Like Crazy | $982 | -39% | 15 | -15 | $65 | $3,389,192 | 11 | Paramount Vantage |
| 10 | Inni | $137 | -90% | 1 | 0 | $137 | $122,147 | 11 | Cinema Purgatorio |
