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, May. 3 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 3 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Like a Man | $941,884 | -8% | 2,015 | 0 | $467 | $65,029,434 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The Five-Year Engagement | $719,320 | -13% | 2,936 | -- | $245 | $14,103,905 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | The Hunger Games | $709,543 | 0% | 3,572 | -180 | $199 | $375,026,998 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Lucky One (2012) | $671,232 | -2% | 3,175 | 20 | $211 | $42,406,945 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Safe (2012) | $477,018 | -14% | 2,266 | -- | $211 | $10,403,758 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Raven | $443,313 | -14% | 2,203 | -- | $201 | $9,539,345 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 7 | Chimpanzee | $443,284 | 17% | 1,567 | 4 | $283 | $20,617,433 | 2 | Disneynature |
| 8 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $431,757 | -7% | 3,358 | -- | $129 | $13,163,459 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Cabin in the Woods | $349,176 | -13% | 2,639 | -172 | $132 | $36,453,943 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | 21 Jump Street | $210,649 | -11% | 1,820 | -607 | $116 | $132,934,683 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | American Reunion | $204,630 | -14% | 2,154 | -879 | $95 | $54,483,610 | 4 | Universal |
| 12 | The Three Stooges | $202,585 | -5% | 3,105 | -377 | $65 | $37,836,682 | 3 | Fox |
| 13 | Titanic 3D | $157,647 | 5% | 1,409 | -1106 | $112 | $56,925,174 | 4 | Paramount |
| 14 | Wrath of the Titans | $129,111 | -13% | 1,572 | -930 | $82 | $81,159,642 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Mirror Mirror | $127,627 | -1% | 2,017 | -921 | $63 | $59,428,251 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | Lockout | $71,631 | -8% | 1,259 | -1076 | $57 | $13,674,920 | 3 | Open Road |
| # | Title | Thu, May. 3 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bully (2012) | $83,754 | 44% | 263 | 0 | $318 | $2,366,877 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $47,422 | 3% | 335 | -111 | $142 | $7,958,992 | 8 | CBS Films |
| 3 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $39,445 | -1% | 883 | -700 | $45 | $208,607,645 | 9 | Universal |
| 4 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $23,647 | 7% | 401 | -43 | $59 | $101,986,095 | 12 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Act of Valor | $16,501 | 1% | 285 | 56 | $58 | $69,750,576 | 10 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Safe House | $13,685 | -8% | 229 | -72 | $60 | $125,914,150 | 12 | Universal |
| 7 | This Means War | $12,274 | 3% | 232 | -61 | $53 | $54,400,677 | 11 | Fox |
| 8 | A Thousand Words | $8,763 | 4% | 169 | 1 | $52 | $18,108,604 | 8 | Paramount |
| 9 | Project X (2012) | $7,118 | -2% | 155 | -103 | $46 | $54,667,570 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Chronicle | $6,063 | 3% | 121 | -16 | $50 | $64,440,770 | 13 | Fox |
| 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,670 | 4% | 111 | -24 | $33 | $133,005,387 | 20 | Fox |
| # | Title | Thu, May. 3 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $55,158 | 28% | 50 | 0 | $1,103 | $836,939 | 2 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $21,511 | 5% | 34 | 2 | $633 | $18,570,586 | 56 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $6,707 | 16% | 67 | -39 | $100 | $1,109,556 | 3 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 4 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,263 | 3% | 79 | -43 | $79 | $4,163,675 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 5 | The Artist | $4,351 | 5% | 50 | -36 | $87 | $44,227,495 | 23 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Friends With Kids | $4,125 | 6% | 53 | -30 | $78 | $7,169,237 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | Blue Like Jazz | $4,036 | 5% | 46 | -80 | $88 | $567,850 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | Sound of My Voice | $2,625 | -20% | 5 | -- | $525 | $49,254 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Woman in Black | $2,584 | 10% | 63 | -27 | $41 | $54,333,290 | 13 | CBS Films |
| 10 | We Bought a Zoo | $2,007 | -3% | 52 | -14 | $39 | $75,594,888 | 19 | Fox |
| 11 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $2,002 | 17% | 27 | -5 | $74 | $43,439,109 | 12 | Fox |
| 12 | Coriolanus | $1,947 | 6% | 14 | 0 | $139 | $714,672 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Undefeated | $1,576 | 11% | 20 | 3 | $79 | $524,469 | 11 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Red Tails | $1,561 | 26% | 23 | -16 | $68 | $49,853,974 | 15 | Fox |
| 15 | Touchback | $1,514 | -14% | 28 | -41 | $54 | $189,797 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 16 | Casa de mi Padre | $1,436 | -17% | 36 | -22 | $40 | $5,818,994 | 7 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 17 | Silent House (2012) | $950 | -5% | 22 | -37 | $43 | $12,754,783 | 8 | Open Road |
| 18 | W.E. | $723 | -30% | 10 | -5 | $72 | $579,411 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $718 | -12% | 39 | -42 | $18 | $34,879,714 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Albert Nobbs | $264 | -61% | 16 | 1 | $17 | $3,011,204 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |
