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. 23 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underworld Awakening | $2,110,492 | -63% | 3,078 | -- | $686 | $27,417,217 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Red Tails | $1,345,587 | -68% | 2,512 | -- | $536 | $20,127,741 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Contraband | $1,018,850 | -60% | 2,870 | 7 | $355 | $46,956,375 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Haywire | $728,968 | -58% | 2,439 | -- | $299 | $9,154,338 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 5 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $694,213 | -67% | 2,630 | 2624 | $264 | $11,431,452 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $595,377 | -77% | 2,625 | 0 | $227 | $34,183,433 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $436,690 | -62% | 2,519 | -827 | $173 | $197,800,131 | 6 | Paramount |
| 8 | Joyful Noise | $408,418 | -71% | 2,735 | 0 | $149 | $22,153,837 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Iron Lady | $367,581 | -60% | 1,076 | 274 | $342 | $12,953,539 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $346,085 | -63% | 2,485 | -670 | $139 | $178,667,811 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $330,701 | -57% | 1,907 | -767 | $173 | $94,884,283 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | War Horse | $281,333 | -61% | 2,525 | -331 | $111 | $72,566,513 | 5 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 13 | The Devil Inside | $195,101 | -65% | 2,207 | -344 | $88 | $51,485,073 | 3 | Paramount |
| 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $193,834 | -80% | 2,070 | -779 | $94 | $124,876,039 | 6 | Fox |
| 15 | We Bought a Zoo | $188,465 | -73% | 2,065 | -844 | $91 | $69,753,490 | 5 | Fox |
| 16 | The Adventures of Tintin | $170,510 | -75% | 1,340 | -733 | $127 | $72,491,516 | 5 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $246,040 | -59% | 662 | 446 | $372 | $12,365,758 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | The Descendants | $193,349 | -63% | 560 | -100 | $345 | $51,453,007 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $154,598 | -59% | 731 | -155 | $211 | $18,483,575 | 7 | Focus |
| 4 | Hugo | $78,551 | -72% | 650 | 105 | $121 | $55,965,953 | 9 | Paramount |
| 5 | My Week with Marilyn | $32,865 | -62% | 225 | -175 | $146 | $12,099,326 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Happy Feet Two | $26,840 | -79% | 331 | -34 | $81 | $62,624,202 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $25,981 | -66% | 370 | -338 | $70 | $280,288,438 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 8 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $22,702 | -77% | 292 | -24 | $78 | $147,744,777 | 13 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Immortals | $14,502 | -54% | 169 | -18 | $86 | $83,285,097 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 10 | The Sitter | $14,076 | -59% | 191 | -258 | $74 | $30,035,387 | 7 | Fox |
| 11 | The Darkest Hour | $13,405 | -68% | 301 | -881 | $45 | $21,088,032 | 5 | Summit |
| 12 | Young Adult | $13,246 | -59% | 150 | -237 | $88 | $16,088,694 | 7 | Paramount |
| 13 | Tower Heist | $13,195 | -65% | 220 | -40 | $60 | $77,834,490 | 12 | Universal |
| 14 | New Year's Eve | $9,486 | -67% | 265 | -827 | $36 | $54,194,959 | 7 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | $30,708 | -54% | 95 | 54 | $323 | $3,013,906 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $15,528 | -53% | 45 | 0 | $345 | $15,678,102 | 42 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Coriolanus | $7,525 | -54% | 9 | -- | $836 | $68,661 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Pariah (2011) | $6,737 | -64% | 21 | -3 | $321 | $504,316 | 4 | Focus |
| 5 | In Time | $4,887 | -62% | 97 | -9 | $50 | $37,459,731 | 13 | Fox |
| 6 | Margin Call | $3,707 | 17% | 14 | -6 | $265 | $5,347,811 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | J. Edgar | $3,606 | -52% | 46 | -36 | $78 | $37,040,521 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Drive (2011) | $3,076 | -49% | 33 | 1 | $93 | $35,013,540 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $2,937 | -62% | 14 | -4 | $210 | $204,162 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | Dolphin Tale | $2,202 | -68% | 63 | -28 | $35 | $72,281,892 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Vettai | $1,667 | -83% | 21 | -13 | $79 | $150,605 | 2 | UTV Communications |
