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, Feb. 29 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Feb. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Act of Valor | $1,546,735 | -22% | 3,039 | -- | $509 | $29,963,369 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 2 | Safe House | $762,845 | -21% | 3,052 | -69 | $250 | $100,170,970 | 3 | Universal |
| 3 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $611,465 | -33% | 2,132 | -- | $287 | $18,061,486 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Vow | $591,247 | -29% | 3,038 | 80 | $195 | $104,954,247 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | This Means War | $543,858 | -21% | 3,189 | 0 | $171 | $35,252,926 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Wanderlust | $490,490 | -21% | 2,002 | -- | $245 | $8,150,820 | 1 | Universal |
| 7 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $475,421 | -23% | 3,174 | 0 | $150 | $39,663,396 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $462,152 | -24% | 3,350 | -150 | $138 | $78,211,456 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 9 | Gone | $257,718 | -31% | 2,186 | -- | $118 | $5,678,188 | 1 | Summit |
| 10 | Chronicle | $215,615 | -14% | 1,797 | -759 | $120 | $58,686,029 | 4 | Fox |
| 11 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $180,362 | -13% | 1,522 | 0 | $119 | $15,081,959 | 2 | Disney |
| 12 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $157,979 | -8% | 1,618 | -1037 | $98 | $40,939,409 | 3 | Fox |
| 13 | The Woman in Black | $147,585 | -13% | 1,727 | -832 | $85 | $50,919,352 | 4 | CBS Films |
| # | Title | Wed, Feb. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Artist | $326,346 | -19% | 966 | 158 | $338 | $32,861,971 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Hugo | $158,351 | -23% | 501 | -57 | $316 | $69,909,830 | 14 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Descendants | $150,695 | -16% | 889 | -354 | $170 | $78,948,148 | 15 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | The Iron Lady | $102,236 | -16% | 522 | -101 | $196 | $26,050,448 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | The Grey | $70,123 | -8% | 917 | -1190 | $76 | $50,397,116 | 5 | Open Road |
| 6 | Red Tails | $47,323 | 1% | 489 | -520 | $97 | $48,797,165 | 6 | Fox |
| 7 | Big Miracle | $37,680 | -8% | 628 | -1006 | $60 | $19,016,620 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | My Week with Marilyn | $33,116 | -12% | 402 | 282 | $82 | $14,176,498 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $30,963 | -13% | 164 | -20 | $189 | $23,372,267 | 12 | Focus |
| 10 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $29,401 | -14% | 333 | -70 | $88 | $185,980,958 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Underworld Awakening | $22,568 | -16% | 260 | -566 | $87 | $62,223,100 | 6 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 12 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $20,871 | -26% | 178 | -97 | $117 | $207,839,002 | 11 | Paramount |
| 13 | War Horse | $18,697 | -17% | 213 | -181 | $88 | $79,101,101 | 10 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 14 | The Adventures of Tintin | $18,636 | -18% | 272 | -31 | $69 | $76,961,709 | 10 | Paramount |
| 15 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $17,516 | -20% | 311 | -89 | $56 | $130,440,834 | 11 | Fox |
| 16 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $17,496 | -13% | 280 | -297 | $62 | $31,272,135 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Contraband | $15,760 | -11% | 197 | -223 | $80 | $66,223,620 | 7 | Universal |
| 18 | Joyful Noise | $15,377 | -20% | 277 | -63 | $56 | $30,635,046 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | We Bought a Zoo | $14,876 | -17% | 280 | -7 | $53 | $74,145,525 | 10 | Fox |
| 20 | Albert Nobbs | $11,912 | -7% | 100 | -19 | $119 | $2,646,444 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 21 | One For the Money | $11,345 | -16% | 229 | -704 | $50 | $25,986,353 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | Puss in Boots (2011) | $6,165 | -10% | 138 | -25 | $45 | $149,253,694 | 18 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Wed, Feb. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $21,916 | 14% | 40 | -5 | $548 | $16,677,729 | 47 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $6,312 | -41% | 48 | -- | $132 | $117,767 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 3 | W.E. | $5,003 | 15% | 15 | -5 | $334 | $278,979 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Man on a Ledge | $4,876 | 4% | 76 | -325 | $64 | $18,614,418 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | The Darkest Hour | $4,713 | -10% | 94 | -19 | $50 | $21,441,644 | 10 | Summit |
| 6 | Shame | $4,580 | 5% | 25 | -19 | $183 | $3,821,807 | 13 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | Haywire | $3,964 | -15% | 37 | -42 | $107 | $18,838,855 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Happy Feet Two | $3,079 | -14% | 85 | -50 | $36 | $63,945,055 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Undefeated | $2,582 | -17% | 5 | 0 | $516 | $79,254 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Pariah (2011) | $2,227 | 73% | 13 | 0 | $171 | $717,198 | 9 | Focus |
| 11 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $2,041 | -35% | 35 | -63 | $58 | $1,137,936 | 3 | UTV Communications |
| 12 | Coriolanus | $1,914 | -20% | 8 | -5 | $239 | $371,091 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Devil Inside | $688 | -9% | 25 | -9 | $28 | $53,196,006 | 8 | Paramount |
| 14 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $485 | -17% | 4 | -4 | $121 | $294,351 | 10 | FilmDistrict |
