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 Fri, Jan. 20 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jan. 20 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underworld Awakening | $9,339,076 | -- | 3,078 | -- | $3,034 | $9,339,076 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Red Tails | $5,981,106 | -- | 2,512 | -- | $2,381 | $5,981,106 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Contraband | $3,673,555 | 133% | 2,870 | 7 | $1,280 | $37,571,475 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $3,173,058 | 28880% | 2,630 | 2624 | $1,206 | $3,864,965 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Haywire | $2,883,872 | -- | 2,439 | -- | $1,182 | $2,883,872 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $2,129,604 | 166% | 2,625 | 0 | $811 | $26,937,984 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Joyful Noise | $1,656,232 | 162% | 2,735 | 0 | $606 | $17,484,214 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,542,313 | 107% | 2,519 | -827 | $612 | $193,351,500 | 6 | Paramount |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,279,282 | 125% | 2,485 | -670 | $515 | $175,085,511 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Iron Lady | $1,055,785 | 112% | 1,076 | 274 | $981 | $9,957,464 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $1,000,461 | 75% | 1,907 | -767 | $525 | $92,025,529 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | War Horse | $858,651 | 72% | 2,525 | -331 | $340 | $69,993,329 | 5 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 13 | The Devil Inside | $850,138 | 123% | 2,207 | -344 | $385 | $49,471,245 | 3 | Paramount |
| 14 | We Bought a Zoo | $677,211 | 135% | 2,065 | -844 | $328 | $67,458,796 | 5 | Fox |
| 15 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $564,432 | 195% | 2,070 | -779 | $273 | $122,170,469 | 6 | Fox |
| 16 | The Adventures of Tintin | $456,383 | 87% | 1,340 | -733 | $341 | $70,558,548 | 5 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Fri, Jan. 20 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $651,847 | 113% | 560 | -100 | $1,164 | $49,539,207 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | The Artist | $641,202 | 261% | 662 | 446 | $969 | $10,389,117 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $483,457 | 103% | 731 | -155 | $661 | $17,049,054 | 7 | Focus |
| 4 | Hugo | $196,316 | 109% | 650 | 105 | $302 | $55,146,098 | 9 | Paramount |
| 5 | Happy Feet Two | $94,332 | 299% | 331 | -34 | $285 | $62,264,385 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | My Week with Marilyn | $90,207 | 18% | 225 | -175 | $401 | $11,829,564 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Jack and Jill | $84,617 | -- | 283 | -15 | $299 | $72,694,924 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $83,654 | 48% | 370 | -338 | $226 | $280,037,393 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 9 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $73,644 | 243% | 292 | -24 | $252 | $147,440,630 | 13 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | The Darkest Hour | $51,652 | -8% | 301 | -881 | $172 | $20,943,243 | 5 | Summit |
| 11 | Tower Heist | $50,595 | 199% | 220 | -40 | $230 | $77,693,690 | 12 | Universal |
| 12 | New Year's Eve | $44,188 | -28% | 265 | -827 | $167 | $54,092,880 | 7 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 13 | The Sitter | $41,267 | 0% | 191 | -258 | $216 | $29,919,930 | 7 | Fox |
| 14 | Young Adult | $37,891 | -14% | 150 | -237 | $253 | $15,975,126 | 7 | Paramount |
| 15 | Immortals | $33,905 | 115% | 169 | -18 | $201 | $83,181,265 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | Moneyball | $17,306 | -- | 110 | -18 | $157 | $75,483,267 | 18 | Sony / Columbia |
| # | Title | Fri, Jan. 20 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | $70,297 | 203% | 95 | 54 | $740 | $2,809,697 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $25,085 | 112% | 45 | 0 | $557 | $15,587,263 | 42 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Pariah (2011) | $17,768 | 66% | 21 | -3 | $846 | $450,376 | 4 | Focus |
| 4 | In Time | $17,520 | 118% | 97 | -9 | $181 | $37,414,731 | 13 | Fox |
| 5 | Coriolanus | $17,311 | -- | 9 | -- | $1,923 | $17,311 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Courageous | $13,262 | -- | 90 | -26 | $147 | $34,484,007 | 17 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | J. Edgar | $9,228 | 47% | 46 | -36 | $201 | $37,015,090 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Vettai | $8,637 | 130% | 21 | -13 | $411 | $123,178 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 9 | Drive (2011) | $7,921 | 99% | 33 | 1 | $240 | $34,991,842 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $6,297 | 13% | 14 | -4 | $450 | $181,829 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | Dolphin Tale | $5,063 | 118% | 63 | -28 | $80 | $72,259,860 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Margin Call | $2,360 | 23% | 14 | -6 | $169 | $5,338,316 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
