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, Mar. 8 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $2,889,975 | 11% | 3,729 | -- | $775 | $82,878,830 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Project X (2012) | $1,603,264 | 2% | 3,055 | -- | $525 | $28,574,995 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Act of Valor | $925,339 | 4% | 3,053 | 14 | $303 | $49,100,597 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | Safe House | $587,190 | 5% | 2,553 | -499 | $230 | $110,803,815 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | The Vow | $496,723 | 9% | 2,826 | -212 | $176 | $113,613,746 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $486,944 | 29% | 3,060 | -290 | $159 | $87,030,611 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | This Means War | $442,927 | 9% | 2,342 | -847 | $189 | $43,139,350 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $388,508 | 3% | 2,132 | 0 | $182 | $27,542,449 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Wanderlust | $330,330 | 3% | 2,002 | 0 | $165 | $13,864,120 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | The Artist | $321,504 | 0% | 1,756 | 790 | $183 | $38,155,023 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | $308,595 | 10% | 2,487 | -687 | $124 | $46,100,147 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Gone | $210,913 | 10% | 2,186 | 0 | $96 | $9,831,282 | 2 | Summit |
| 13 | Chronicle | $126,265 | 8% | 1,054 | -743 | $120 | $61,362,872 | 5 | Fox |
| 14 | The Secret World of Arrietty | $106,361 | 17% | 1,431 | -91 | $74 | $17,155,268 | 3 | Disney |
| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Descendants | $94,578 | 1% | 694 | -195 | $136 | $80,777,762 | 16 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | The Iron Lady | $84,673 | -6% | 511 | -11 | $166 | $27,363,817 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $79,141 | 25% | 731 | -887 | $108 | $42,504,173 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | Hugo | $75,245 | -2% | 406 | -95 | $185 | $71,645,804 | 15 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Woman in Black | $73,016 | 5% | 812 | -915 | $90 | $52,540,246 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 6 | The Grey | $26,656 | 14% | 308 | -609 | $87 | $50,836,301 | 6 | Open Road |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,745 | 14% | 314 | 3 | $82 | $130,900,341 | 12 | Fox |
| 8 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $24,598 | 9% | 266 | -67 | $92 | $186,365,173 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | $21,691 | 6% | 126 | -38 | $172 | $23,479,650 | 13 | Focus |
| 10 | The Adventures of Tintin | $21,232 | 28% | 215 | -57 | $99 | $77,243,736 | 11 | Paramount |
| 11 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $20,585 | 10% | 303 | 23 | $68 | $31,596,115 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | We Bought a Zoo | $19,761 | 16% | 266 | -14 | $74 | $74,481,656 | 11 | Fox |
| 13 | Big Miracle | $19,475 | 8% | 359 | -269 | $54 | $19,441,105 | 5 | Universal |
| 14 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $18,447 | 44% | 107 | -71 | $172 | $208,083,766 | 12 | Paramount |
| 15 | Red Tails | $18,071 | -6% | 249 | -240 | $73 | $49,227,987 | 7 | Fox |
| 16 | My Week with Marilyn | $15,416 | -13% | 120 | -282 | $128 | $14,405,630 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Contraband | $12,580 | 13% | 148 | -49 | $85 | $66,410,885 | 8 | Universal |
| 18 | Joyful Noise | $10,176 | 9% | 202 | -75 | $50 | $30,809,154 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | One For the Money | $6,567 | 12% | 117 | -112 | $56 | $26,084,528 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $27,735 | 0% | 40 | 0 | $693 | $16,885,903 | 48 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Albert Nobbs | $7,234 | 2% | 68 | -32 | $106 | $2,753,052 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 3 | Undefeated | $6,085 | -14% | 13 | 8 | $468 | $196,810 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | W.E. | $5,741 | 10% | 19 | 4 | $302 | $343,393 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Shame | $4,652 | -18% | 22 | -3 | $211 | $3,873,838 | 14 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | Coriolanus | $3,661 | 2% | 14 | 6 | $262 | $424,967 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | $3,332 | 10% | 85 | 0 | $39 | $64,006,466 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Being Flynn | $3,084 | -24% | 4 | -- | $771 | $58,415 | 1 | Focus |
| 9 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | $1,916 | -20% | 26 | -22 | $74 | $165,597 | 2 | UTV Communications |
| 10 | Pariah (2011) | $1,894 | 29% | 13 | 0 | $146 | $736,095 | 10 | Focus |
| 11 | Paan Singh Tomar | $1,498 | -27% | 10 | -- | $150 | $26,325 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 12 | The Devil Inside | $843 | 102% | 17 | -8 | $50 | $53,203,520 | 9 | Paramount |
| 13 | Haywire | $806 | -14% | 32 | -5 | $25 | $18,856,810 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 14 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $655 | -9% | 0 | -4 | -- | $303,877 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 15 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | $130 | -66% | 25 | -10 | $5 | $1,151,816 | 4 | UTV Communications |
