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 Thu, Feb. 23 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Safe House | $1,435,660 | -2% | 3,121 | 2 | $460 | $86,696,560 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | The Vow | $1,351,349 | 7% | 2,958 | 0 | $457 | $93,007,343 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $1,262,166 | 5% | 3,500 | 30 | $361 | $63,256,351 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | This Means War | $1,075,217 | 5% | 3,189 | -- | $337 | $25,070,636 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $993,339 | -5% | 3,174 | -- | $313 | $29,032,082 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Chronicle | $500,443 | 1% | 2,556 | -352 | $196 | $54,299,927 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $464,840 | 6% | 2,655 | 0 | $175 | $37,269,630 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $444,119 | 6% | 1,522 | -- | $292 | $10,157,805 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | The Woman in Black | $418,500 | 5% | 2,559 | -297 | $164 | $47,729,196 | 3 | CBS Films |
| 10 | The Descendants | $264,270 | 19% | 1,243 | -338 | $213 | $76,326,693 | 14 | Fox Searchlight |
| 11 | The Grey | $244,010 | 4% | 2,107 | -694 | $116 | $49,378,806 | 4 | Open Road |
| 12 | Big Miracle | $187,910 | 5% | 1,634 | -499 | $115 | $18,234,775 | 3 | Universal |
| 13 | Red Tails | $124,075 | 17% | 1,009 | -571 | $123 | $48,233,085 | 5 | Fox |
| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $283,734 | 16% | 808 | 0 | $351 | $28,873,799 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Hugo | $184,155 | 10% | 558 | -144 | $330 | $67,843,944 | 13 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Iron Lady | $123,296 | 9% | 623 | 111 | $198 | $25,026,597 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Underworld Awakening | $100,953 | 5% | 826 | -831 | $122 | $61,906,946 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | One For the Money | $72,242 | 17% | 933 | -1123 | $77 | $25,813,469 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $62,432 | 5% | 577 | -798 | $108 | $30,956,984 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $49,049 | 3% | 403 | 138 | $122 | $185,538,618 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $46,992 | 19% | 184 | -48 | $255 | $22,934,577 | 11 | Focus |
| 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $46,144 | 15% | 400 | -102 | $115 | $130,007,510 | 10 | Fox |
| 10 | Contraband | $44,225 | 0% | 420 | -661 | $105 | $66,001,010 | 6 | Universal |
| 11 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $39,550 | 1% | 275 | -194 | $144 | $207,533,800 | 10 | Paramount |
| 12 | War Horse | $30,638 | 10% | 394 | -108 | $78 | $78,865,632 | 9 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 13 | The Adventures of Tintin | $29,154 | 3% | 303 | 46 | $96 | $76,626,754 | 9 | Paramount |
| 14 | Man on a Ledge | $28,213 | -1% | 401 | -1022 | $70 | $18,546,275 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | My Week with Marilyn | $25,751 | 9% | 120 | -5 | $215 | $13,769,692 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Albert Nobbs | $24,764 | 7% | 119 | -32 | $208 | $2,481,577 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $23,817 | 3% | 214 | -464 | $111 | $47,173,729 | 6 | Disney |
| 18 | We Bought a Zoo | $23,354 | 18% | 287 | -133 | $81 | $73,811,526 | 9 | Fox |
| 19 | Joyful Noise | $15,234 | 12% | 340 | -346 | $45 | $30,402,719 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $14,475 | 4% | 163 | -46 | $89 | $149,118,022 | 17 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 21 | The Darkest Hour | $7,348 | -7% | 113 | 95 | $65 | $21,361,237 | 9 | Summit |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | $7,306 | 5% | 135 | -67 | $54 | $63,882,709 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $3,913 | 20% | 148 | -82 | $26 | $281,287,133 | 14 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $32,177 | 29% | 45 | 1 | $715 | $16,507,944 | 46 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Shame | $10,457 | 12% | 44 | -8 | $238 | $3,764,823 | 12 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $8,680 | -11% | 98 | -13 | $89 | $1,090,976 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 4 | Haywire | $6,616 | 3% | 79 | -184 | $84 | $18,787,094 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 5 | W.E. | $5,491 | -8% | 20 | 3 | $275 | $237,649 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Coriolanus | $4,042 | 2% | 13 | 2 | $311 | $343,137 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Young Adult | $3,528 | -5% | 87 | 52 | $41 | $16,311,571 | 11 | Paramount |
| 8 | Undefeated | $3,050 | 0% | 5 | -- | $610 | $50,882 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Pariah (2011) | $2,551 | -2% | 13 | 0 | $196 | $699,946 | 8 | Focus |
| 10 | New Year's Eve | $1,578 | 21% | 33 | -122 | $48 | $54,544,638 | 11 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | The Devil Inside | $1,076 | -5% | 34 | -61 | $32 | $53,186,876 | 7 | Paramount |
| 12 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $836 | 39% | 8 | -2 | $105 | $289,078 | 9 | FilmDistrict |
| 13 | J. Edgar | $396 | 20% | 11 | -31 | $36 | $37,306,030 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Immortals | $316 | 14% | 29 | -4 | $11 | $83,504,017 | 15 | Relativity Media |
