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. 17 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 17 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games | $1,565,935 | 12% | 3,916 | -221 | $400 | $339,629,253 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Cabin in the Woods | $1,306,947 | 10% | 2,811 | -- | $465 | $17,243,529 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | American Reunion | $1,008,945 | 21% | 3,203 | 11 | $315 | $41,554,365 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | The Three Stooges | $942,867 | 17% | 3,477 | -- | $271 | $18,755,685 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Titanic 3D | $893,187 | 12% | 2,697 | 23 | $331 | $46,417,940 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | 21 Jump Street | $612,502 | 18% | 2,735 | -274 | $224 | $121,453,271 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Wrath of the Titans | $581,267 | 12% | 3,102 | -443 | $187 | $72,352,359 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Lockout | $512,314 | 12% | 2,308 | -- | $222 | $7,202,608 | 1 | Open Road |
| 9 | Mirror Mirror | $502,713 | 25% | 3,206 | -412 | $157 | $50,221,071 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 10 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $190,080 | 6% | 2,112 | -891 | $90 | $204,883,515 | 7 | Universal |
| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 17 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $82,873 | 22% | 435 | -89 | $191 | $6,215,529 | 6 | CBS Films |
| 2 | Bully (2012) | $55,750 | 24% | 158 | 152 | $353 | $915,294 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $49,435 | 14% | 502 | -149 | $98 | $100,556,218 | 10 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $34,689 | -17% | 102 | -- | $340 | $718,197 | 1 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 5 | John Carter | $33,068 | 23% | 446 | -569 | $74 | $68,807,755 | 6 | Disney |
| 6 | Safe House | $29,680 | 33% | 371 | -111 | $80 | $125,328,695 | 10 | Universal |
| 7 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $21,630 | 17% | 183 | -264 | $118 | $3,863,047 | 5 | Paramount Vantage |
| 8 | Act of Valor | $20,551 | 5% | 352 | -356 | $58 | $69,297,576 | 8 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | This Means War | $19,897 | 35% | 283 | -38 | $70 | $53,865,470 | 9 | Fox |
| 10 | Blue Like Jazz | $16,719 | -9% | 136 | -- | $123 | $296,311 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Friends With Kids | $15,259 | 67% | 113 | -94 | $135 | $6,994,581 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | The Iron Lady | $14,213 | 47% | 146 | -90 | $97 | $29,861,201 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | The Artist | $13,882 | 37% | 121 | -101 | $115 | $44,072,621 | 21 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | A Thousand Words | $12,701 | 13% | 277 | -230 | $46 | $17,851,593 | 6 | Paramount |
| 15 | Project X (2012) | $11,538 | 37% | 145 | -299 | $80 | $54,351,207 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Chronicle | $9,988 | 5% | 165 | 3 | $61 | $64,185,478 | 11 | Fox |
| 17 | Casa de mi Padre | $7,729 | -7% | 121 | -162 | $64 | $5,719,180 | 5 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 18 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $6,393 | 24% | 153 | -42 | $42 | $132,840,934 | 18 | Fox |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $5,493 | 6% | 125 | -79 | $44 | $34,808,734 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | The Woman in Black | $5,114 | 2% | 122 | -37 | $42 | $54,222,763 | 11 | CBS Films |
| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 17 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $26,014 | 93% | 40 | 0 | $650 | $18,188,402 | 54 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Silent House (2012) | $4,907 | 11% | 59 | -155 | $83 | $12,675,806 | 6 | Open Road |
| 3 | Touchback | $4,387 | 0% | 50 | -- | $88 | $75,783 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 4 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,148 | 44% | 83 | -16 | $50 | $75,505,133 | 17 | Fox |
| 5 | The Descendants | $3,304 | -11% | 41 | -37 | $81 | $82,577,676 | 22 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | The Grey | $2,584 | 58% | 13 | -54 | $199 | $51,576,067 | 12 | Open Road |
| 7 | Coriolanus | $2,327 | -5% | 18 | 1 | $129 | $670,443 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $2,299 | 8% | 33 | -12 | $70 | $43,373,909 | 10 | Fox |
| 9 | W.E. | $2,151 | 13% | 17 | -4 | $127 | $550,275 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Red Tails | $2,096 | -6% | 43 | -12 | $49 | $49,802,525 | 13 | Fox |
| 11 | Albert Nobbs | $1,752 | -79% | 12 | -18 | $146 | $2,990,136 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Undefeated | $1,324 | -11% | 17 | 2 | $78 | $490,568 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
