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, May. 1 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, May. 1 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Like a Man | $1,342,591 | 7% | 2,015 | 0 | $666 | $63,066,070 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The Five-Year Engagement | $1,130,360 | 37% | 2,936 | -- | $385 | $12,562,505 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | The Lucky One (2012) | $958,177 | 40% | 3,175 | 20 | $302 | $41,051,245 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Hunger Games | $864,196 | 20% | 3,572 | -180 | $242 | $373,605,139 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Safe (2012) | $832,934 | 29% | 2,266 | -- | $368 | $9,369,977 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Raven | $705,621 | 20% | 2,203 | -- | $320 | $8,582,941 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 7 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $605,209 | 15% | 3,358 | -- | $180 | $12,268,014 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Cabin in the Woods | $509,693 | 24% | 2,639 | -172 | $193 | $35,704,375 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Chimpanzee | $477,899 | 20% | 1,567 | 4 | $305 | $19,796,082 | 2 | Disneynature |
| 10 | American Reunion | $333,555 | 41% | 2,154 | -879 | $155 | $54,042,315 | 4 | Universal |
| 11 | 21 Jump Street | $303,625 | 24% | 1,820 | -607 | $167 | $132,486,447 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | The Three Stooges | $276,614 | 17% | 3,105 | -377 | $89 | $37,420,143 | 3 | Fox |
| 13 | Wrath of the Titans | $194,038 | 19% | 1,572 | -930 | $123 | $80,882,168 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Titanic 3D | $184,736 | 22% | 1,409 | -1106 | $131 | $56,616,747 | 4 | Paramount |
| 15 | Mirror Mirror | $158,144 | 10% | 2,017 | -921 | $78 | $59,171,970 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | Lockout | $104,656 | 22% | 1,259 | -1076 | $83 | $13,525,420 | 3 | Open Road |
| # | Title | Tue, May. 1 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bully (2012) | $56,738 | 28% | 263 | 0 | $216 | $2,224,949 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $51,464 | 42% | 335 | -111 | $154 | $7,865,499 | 8 | CBS Films |
| 3 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $48,565 | 10% | 883 | -700 | $55 | $208,528,465 | 9 | Universal |
| 4 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $29,041 | 4% | 401 | -43 | $72 | $101,940,386 | 12 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Act of Valor | $18,993 | 10% | 285 | 56 | $67 | $69,717,792 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Safe House | $16,030 | 17% | 229 | -72 | $70 | $125,885,580 | 12 | Universal |
| 7 | This Means War | $14,159 | 25% | 232 | -61 | $61 | $54,376,489 | 11 | Fox |
| 8 | A Thousand Words | $11,254 | 23% | 169 | 1 | $67 | $18,091,430 | 8 | Paramount |
| 9 | Project X (2012) | $8,171 | 2% | 155 | -103 | $53 | $54,653,198 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Chronicle | $6,553 | 12% | 121 | -16 | $54 | $64,428,824 | 13 | Fox |
| 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,871 | 6% | 111 | -24 | $35 | $132,998,205 | 20 | Fox |
| # | Title | Tue, May. 1 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $37,187 | 12% | 50 | 0 | $744 | $738,554 | 2 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $18,162 | 32% | 34 | 2 | $534 | $18,528,660 | 56 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $7,264 | 1% | 67 | -39 | $108 | $1,096,727 | 3 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 4 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,790 | 7% | 79 | -43 | $86 | $4,151,305 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 5 | Blue Like Jazz | $4,439 | 17% | 46 | -80 | $97 | $559,978 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 6 | The Artist | $4,323 | 13% | 50 | -36 | $86 | $44,219,009 | 23 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Friends With Kids | $4,274 | 115% | 53 | -30 | $81 | $7,161,212 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | Sound of My Voice | $3,796 | 11% | 5 | -- | $759 | $43,343 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Woman in Black | $3,528 | 38% | 63 | -27 | $56 | $54,328,364 | 13 | CBS Films |
| 10 | We Bought a Zoo | $2,416 | 43% | 52 | -14 | $46 | $75,590,812 | 19 | Fox |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $2,259 | 4% | 27 | -5 | $84 | $43,435,398 | 12 | Fox |
| 12 | Coriolanus | $1,772 | -3% | 14 | 0 | $127 | $710,887 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Red Tails | $1,764 | 45% | 23 | -16 | $77 | $49,851,175 | 15 | Fox |
| 14 | Touchback | $1,721 | 16% | 28 | -41 | $61 | $186,521 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 15 | Casa de mi Padre | $1,717 | -4% | 36 | -22 | $48 | $5,815,819 | 7 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 16 | Silent House (2012) | $1,164 | 50% | 22 | -37 | $53 | $12,752,834 | 8 | Open Road |
| 17 | W.E. | $1,136 | 129% | 10 | -5 | $114 | $577,660 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 18 | Undefeated | $1,044 | 34% | 20 | 3 | $52 | $521,476 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $914 | 18% | 39 | -42 | $23 | $34,878,176 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Albert Nobbs | $654 | 101% | 16 | 1 | $41 | $3,010,256 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
