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 Wed, Jan. 25 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underworld Awakening | $1,539,354 | -28% | 3,078 | -- | $500 | $31,087,635 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Red Tails | $972,227 | -25% | 2,512 | -- | $387 | $22,387,890 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Contraband | $875,350 | -24% | 2,870 | 7 | $305 | $48,979,725 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $768,174 | -23% | 2,630 | 2624 | $292 | $13,193,877 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Haywire | $629,455 | -28% | 2,439 | -- | $258 | $10,662,106 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $485,868 | -20% | 2,625 | 0 | $185 | $35,279,523 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | The Iron Lady | $429,206 | -15% | 1,076 | 274 | $399 | $13,890,479 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $395,423 | -17% | 2,519 | -827 | $157 | $198,670,065 | 6 | Paramount |
| 9 | Joyful Noise | $384,281 | -26% | 2,735 | 0 | $141 | $23,056,291 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | $349,882 | -12% | 1,907 | -767 | $183 | $95,631,291 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $331,410 | -13% | 2,485 | -670 | $133 | $179,380,446 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | War Horse | $325,038 | -14% | 2,525 | -331 | $129 | $73,268,388 | 5 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 13 | The Devil Inside | $176,370 | -14% | 2,207 | -344 | $80 | $51,865,360 | 3 | Paramount |
| 14 | We Bought a Zoo | $149,381 | -14% | 2,065 | -844 | $72 | $70,077,104 | 5 | Fox |
| 15 | The Adventures of Tintin | $123,900 | -28% | 1,340 | -733 | $92 | $72,786,565 | 5 | Paramount |
| 16 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $121,212 | -10% | 2,070 | -779 | $59 | $125,132,662 | 6 | Fox |
| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $355,221 | 2% | 662 | 446 | $537 | $13,068,235 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | The Descendants | $271,058 | -6% | 560 | -100 | $484 | $52,011,756 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $180,987 | -14% | 731 | -155 | $248 | $18,876,092 | 7 | Focus |
| 4 | Hugo | $157,264 | 16% | 650 | 105 | $242 | $56,258,727 | 9 | Paramount |
| 5 | My Week with Marilyn | $51,262 | -2% | 225 | -175 | $228 | $12,203,059 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $27,293 | 2% | 370 | -338 | $74 | $280,342,554 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | $22,445 | -14% | 331 | -34 | $68 | $62,672,745 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $19,301 | -10% | 292 | -24 | $66 | $147,785,422 | 13 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Young Adult | $16,857 | 14% | 150 | -237 | $112 | $16,120,351 | 7 | Paramount |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $14,285 | -7% | 220 | -40 | $65 | $77,864,170 | 12 | Universal |
| 11 | The Sitter | $14,033 | -1% | 191 | -258 | $73 | $30,063,664 | 7 | Fox |
| 12 | The Darkest Hour | $13,334 | -3% | 301 | -881 | $44 | $21,115,088 | 5 | Summit |
| 13 | Immortals | $12,716 | -15% | 169 | -18 | $75 | $83,312,716 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 14 | New Year's Eve | $10,162 | -14% | 265 | -827 | $38 | $54,216,937 | 7 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame | $30,848 | -14% | 95 | 54 | $325 | $3,080,456 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $15,413 | 11% | 45 | 0 | $343 | $15,707,388 | 42 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Coriolanus | $7,304 | -15% | 9 | -- | $812 | $84,582 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Pariah (2011) | $6,942 | -2% | 21 | -3 | $331 | $518,359 | 4 | Focus |
| 5 | In Time | $5,311 | 3% | 97 | -9 | $55 | $37,470,218 | 13 | Fox |
| 6 | Drive (2011) | $3,662 | 10% | 33 | 1 | $111 | $35,020,534 | 19 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | J. Edgar | $3,351 | -29% | 46 | -36 | $73 | $37,048,620 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $3,044 | 10% | 14 | -4 | $217 | $206,935 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | Vettai | $1,425 | -74% | 21 | -13 | $68 | $157,432 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 10 | Margin Call | $1,371 | 156% | 14 | -6 | $98 | $5,349,717 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Dolphin Tale | $1,330 | -24% | 63 | -28 | $21 | $72,284,978 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
