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, Apr. 12 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 12 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games | $2,831,632 | -1% | 4,137 | 0 | $684 | $315,569,539 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | American Reunion | $1,548,120 | -6% | 3,192 | -- | $485 | $29,238,725 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Titanic 3D | $1,537,604 | -1% | 2,674 | 0 | $575 | $32,793,570 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Wrath of the Titans | $1,218,578 | -4% | 3,545 | 0 | $344 | $64,345,796 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Mirror Mirror | $1,203,105 | -10% | 3,618 | 15 | $333 | $42,468,261 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | 21 Jump Street | $964,652 | -1% | 3,009 | -139 | $321 | $113,764,813 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $675,675 | -15% | 3,003 | -72 | $225 | $201,462,630 | 6 | Universal |
| 8 | John Carter | $97,478 | 2% | 1,015 | -792 | $96 | $68,401,011 | 5 | Disney |
| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 12 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $128,284 | -6% | 524 | 41 | $245 | $5,176,391 | 5 | CBS Films |
| 2 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $78,480 | -5% | 651 | -257 | $121 | $99,742,097 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Act of Valor | $61,913 | 6% | 708 | -531 | $87 | $69,001,715 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $52,457 | -2% | 447 | -66 | $117 | $3,610,644 | 4 | Paramount Vantage |
| 5 | A Thousand Words | $46,363 | -3% | 507 | -500 | $91 | $17,627,524 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Safe House | $45,985 | 6% | 482 | -140 | $95 | $124,939,145 | 9 | Universal |
| 7 | The Vow | $41,168 | 0% | 479 | -35 | $86 | $124,089,227 | 9 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Project X (2012) | $36,268 | -8% | 444 | -459 | $82 | $54,230,035 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Friends With Kids | $28,601 | 5% | 207 | -99 | $138 | $6,843,128 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 10 | Casa de mi Padre | $26,806 | -5% | 283 | -156 | $95 | $5,610,916 | 4 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 11 | This Means War | $25,704 | -1% | 321 | -128 | $80 | $53,584,797 | 8 | Fox |
| 12 | The Artist | $25,584 | 9% | 222 | -93 | $115 | $43,948,535 | 20 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Iron Lady | $23,101 | 3% | 236 | -48 | $98 | $29,739,845 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $20,547 | -4% | 195 | -27 | $105 | $132,733,628 | 17 | Fox |
| 15 | Chronicle | $14,866 | 2% | 162 | -27 | $92 | $64,011,608 | 10 | Fox |
| 16 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $14,547 | 13% | 204 | -117 | $71 | $34,724,858 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | Hugo | $9,965 | -12% | 101 | -73 | $99 | $73,864,507 | 20 | Paramount |
| 18 | Silent House (2012) | $9,715 | 2% | 214 | -111 | $45 | $12,596,704 | 5 | Open Road |
| 19 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $9,156 | 15% | 102 | -48 | $90 | $209,397,903 | 17 | Paramount |
| 20 | The Woman in Black | $8,623 | 4% | 159 | -20 | $54 | $54,141,378 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 21 | Gone | $7,355 | 8% | 121 | 60 | $61 | $11,682,205 | 7 | Summit |
| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 12 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $39,463 | -11% | 40 | 0 | $987 | $18,043,594 | 53 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Bully (2012) | $10,725 | -6% | 6 | 1 | $1,788 | $279,202 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | We Bought a Zoo | $10,391 | -5% | 99 | -24 | $105 | $75,450,896 | 16 | Fox |
| 4 | The Descendants | $5,799 | -10% | 78 | -40 | $74 | $82,549,950 | 21 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $5,320 | -3% | 45 | 25 | $118 | $43,342,551 | 9 | Fox |
| 6 | The Grey | $3,753 | -1% | 67 | -137 | $56 | $51,548,333 | 11 | Open Road |
| 7 | Being Flynn | $3,449 | 2% | 33 | -7 | $105 | $540,152 | 6 | Focus |
| 8 | Red Tails | $3,419 | 12% | 55 | -28 | $62 | $49,772,246 | 12 | Fox |
| 9 | W.E. | $3,201 | 11% | 21 | 0 | $152 | $531,331 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | One For the Money | $2,747 | 41% | 49 | -53 | $56 | $26,414,527 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Albert Nobbs | $2,673 | -1% | 30 | 1 | $89 | $2,972,217 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Coriolanus | $2,358 | -2% | 17 | 1 | $139 | $645,067 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Undefeated | $2,347 | -22% | 15 | -1 | $156 | $470,285 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
