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 Tue, Apr. 10 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 10 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games | $3,293,283 | -21% | 4,137 | 0 | $796 | $309,887,222 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | American Reunion | $2,250,360 | -1% | 3,192 | -- | $705 | $26,046,725 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Titanic 3D | $1,856,316 | -16% | 2,674 | -- | $694 | $29,703,963 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Wrath of the Titans | $1,547,353 | -9% | 3,545 | 0 | $436 | $61,863,093 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Mirror Mirror | $1,518,975 | -17% | 3,618 | 15 | $420 | $39,924,459 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | 21 Jump Street | $1,170,341 | -6% | 3,009 | -139 | $389 | $111,825,971 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $780,780 | -22% | 3,003 | -261 | $260 | $199,991,160 | 6 | Universal |
| 8 | John Carter | $102,917 | -15% | 1,015 | -1382 | $101 | $68,207,830 | 5 | Disney |
| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 10 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $138,606 | 19% | 524 | 41 | $265 | $4,911,824 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 2 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $77,183 | -33% | 651 | -257 | $119 | $99,581,170 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Act of Valor | $58,611 | 0% | 708 | -531 | $83 | $68,881,650 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $57,746 | 23% | 447 | -66 | $129 | $3,504,924 | 4 | Paramount Vantage |
| 5 | Safe House | $50,610 | -5% | 482 | -247 | $105 | $124,849,780 | 9 | Universal |
| 6 | A Thousand Words | $50,468 | -16% | 507 | -500 | $100 | $17,533,121 | 5 | Paramount |
| 7 | Project X (2012) | $46,438 | 0% | 444 | -459 | $105 | $54,154,264 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Vow | $42,571 | 1% | 479 | -35 | $89 | $124,007,039 | 9 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Friends With Kids | $32,310 | 21% | 207 | -99 | $156 | $6,787,235 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 10 | Casa de mi Padre | $28,193 | -10% | 283 | -156 | $100 | $5,556,039 | 4 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 11 | This Means War | $27,389 | -4% | 321 | -254 | $85 | $53,533,179 | 8 | Fox |
| 12 | The Artist | $25,983 | 6% | 222 | -93 | $117 | $43,899,430 | 20 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Iron Lady | $23,612 | 13% | 236 | -48 | $100 | $29,694,398 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $21,666 | -16% | 195 | -27 | $111 | $132,691,568 | 17 | Fox |
| 15 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $14,323 | -22% | 204 | -117 | $70 | $34,697,407 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Chronicle | $13,969 | -16% | 162 | -36 | $86 | $63,982,190 | 10 | Fox |
| 17 | Hugo | $11,832 | 5% | 101 | -73 | $117 | $73,843,176 | 20 | Paramount |
| 18 | Silent House (2012) | $9,864 | -20% | 214 | -111 | $46 | $12,577,467 | 5 | Open Road |
| 19 | The Woman in Black | $8,094 | -10% | 159 | -20 | $51 | $54,124,445 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 20 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $7,530 | -10% | 102 | -48 | $74 | $209,380,781 | 17 | Paramount |
| 21 | Gone | $7,173 | -7% | 121 | 60 | $59 | $11,668,049 | 7 | Summit |
| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 10 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $34,566 | 4% | 40 | 0 | $864 | $17,959,854 | 53 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Bully (2012) | $11,219 | -4% | 6 | 1 | $1,870 | $257,122 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | We Bought a Zoo | $10,853 | -7% | 99 | -37 | $110 | $75,429,547 | 16 | Fox |
| 4 | The Descendants | $7,527 | 18% | 78 | -40 | $97 | $82,537,726 | 21 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $5,365 | -10% | 45 | 15 | $119 | $43,331,753 | 9 | Fox |
| 6 | Being Flynn | $3,870 | 24% | 33 | -7 | $117 | $533,317 | 6 | Focus |
| 7 | The Grey | $3,476 | -6% | 67 | -137 | $52 | $51,540,775 | 11 | Open Road |
| 8 | W.E. | $3,322 | 21% | 21 | 0 | $158 | $525,239 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Red Tails | $3,090 | 1% | 55 | -46 | $56 | $49,765,772 | 12 | Fox |
| 10 | Coriolanus | $2,916 | -7% | 17 | 1 | $172 | $640,307 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | One For the Money | $2,653 | 9% | 49 | -53 | $54 | $26,409,831 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Undefeated | $2,396 | 2% | 15 | -1 | $160 | $464,930 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Albert Nobbs | $2,245 | 5% | 30 | 1 | $75 | $2,966,852 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
