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. 8 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, May. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvel's The Avengers | $17,677,190 | -6% | 4,349 | -- | $4,065 | $244,014,897 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Think Like a Man | $709,358 | 9% | 2,010 | -5 | $353 | $74,498,641 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | The Five-Year Engagement | $676,430 | 44% | 2,941 | 5 | $230 | $20,280,005 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | The Lucky One (2012) | $588,365 | 40% | 3,005 | -170 | $196 | $48,782,427 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Hunger Games | $535,331 | 26% | 2,794 | -778 | $192 | $381,574,650 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Safe (2012) | $377,155 | 42% | 2,271 | 5 | $166 | $13,723,001 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $357,256 | 31% | 3,358 | 0 | $106 | $19,295,118 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Raven | $343,944 | 30% | 2,209 | 6 | $156 | $12,784,228 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | Chimpanzee | $248,080 | 30% | 1,531 | -36 | $162 | $23,540,211 | 3 | Disneynature |
| 10 | The Cabin in the Woods | $209,995 | 18% | 1,669 | -970 | $126 | $38,406,474 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | 21 Jump Street | $138,941 | 35% | 1,040 | -780 | $134 | $134,257,387 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | The Three Stooges | $122,655 | 30% | 2,174 | -931 | $56 | $39,885,704 | 4 | Fox |
| # | Title | Tue, May. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Reunion | $102,720 | 50% | 856 | -1298 | $120 | $55,472,280 | 5 | Universal |
| 2 | Mirror Mirror | $62,962 | 34% | 922 | -1095 | $68 | $60,284,483 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| 3 | Bully (2012) | $51,997 | 23% | 263 | 0 | $198 | $2,632,120 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Titanic 3D | $44,667 | 21% | 333 | -1076 | $134 | $57,372,223 | 5 | Paramount |
| 5 | Wrath of the Titans | $42,826 | 25% | 715 | -857 | $60 | $81,696,919 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $33,865 | 8% | 521 | -362 | $65 | $209,099,990 | 10 | Universal |
| 7 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $33,473 | 25% | 247 | -88 | $136 | $8,285,556 | 9 | CBS Films |
| 8 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $20,952 | 22% | 303 | -98 | $69 | $102,311,238 | 13 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 9 | Lockout | $15,591 | 7% | 311 | -948 | $50 | $13,924,600 | 4 | Open Road |
| 10 | Safe House | $11,375 | 18% | 175 | -54 | $65 | $126,041,900 | 13 | Universal |
| 11 | Act of Valor | $10,273 | 18% | 193 | -92 | $53 | $69,843,765 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 12 | This Means War | $9,269 | 14% | 171 | -61 | $54 | $54,501,363 | 12 | Fox |
| 13 | A Thousand Words | $7,926 | 16% | 140 | -29 | $57 | $18,200,551 | 9 | Paramount |
| 14 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $7,718 | 27% | 143 | 104 | $54 | $34,951,840 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Tue, May. 8 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $86,841 | 10% | 27 | -- | $3,216 | $902,623 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | To the Arctic 3D | $44,030 | 29% | 50 | 0 | $881 | $1,103,286 | 3 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $17,293 | 40% | 34 | 0 | $509 | $18,671,142 | 57 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Sound of My Voice | $7,054 | 28% | 28 | 23 | $252 | $116,123 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Casa de mi Padre | $4,127 | 8% | 68 | 32 | $61 | $5,857,163 | 8 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 6 | Chronicle | $3,606 | 17% | 78 | -43 | $46 | $64,479,644 | 14 | Fox |
| 7 | Project X (2012) | $3,588 | -4% | 72 | -83 | $50 | $54,704,946 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $3,439 | 26% | 47 | -32 | $73 | $4,196,883 | 8 | Paramount Vantage |
| 9 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $2,682 | 21% | 30 | -37 | $89 | $1,142,069 | 4 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 10 | Friends With Kids | $2,424 | 40% | 34 | -19 | $71 | $7,189,492 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 11 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,055 | 5% | 75 | -36 | $27 | $133,034,465 | 21 | Fox |
| 12 | The Artist | $1,826 | 16% | 41 | -9 | $45 | $44,246,261 | 24 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Coriolanus | $1,488 | -5% | 18 | 4 | $83 | $730,729 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 14 | Blue Like Jazz | $1,435 | 50% | 20 | -26 | $72 | $580,485 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | Undefeated | $958 | -14% | 13 | -7 | $74 | $533,170 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $826 | 1% | 17 | -10 | $49 | $43,447,731 | 13 | Fox |
| 17 | W.E. | $489 | 100% | 6 | -4 | $82 | $582,808 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 18 | Touchback | $486 | -9% | 12 | -16 | $41 | $198,241 | 4 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 19 | Red Tails | $384 | 34% | 12 | -11 | $32 | $49,859,077 | 16 | Fox |
| 20 | Albert Nobbs | $20 | 54% | 5 | -11 | $4 | $3,013,845 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
