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 Wed, May. 16 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, May. 16 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvel's The Avengers | $6,339,757 | -25% | 4,349 | 0 | $1,458 | $395,813,047 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | The Dictator | $4,175,274 | -- | 3,003 | -- | $1,390 | $4,175,274 | 0 | Paramount |
| 3 | Dark Shadows | $1,841,116 | -29% | 3,755 | -- | $490 | $36,449,053 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Think Like a Man | $380,482 | -26% | 2,017 | 7 | $189 | $82,810,061 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | The Hunger Games | $376,509 | -19% | 2,531 | -263 | $149 | $388,246,795 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Lucky One (2012) | $311,464 | -28% | 2,839 | -166 | $110 | $54,847,007 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Five-Year Engagement | $285,480 | -38% | 2,569 | -372 | $111 | $25,718,135 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $205,009 | -19% | 2,848 | -510 | $72 | $23,702,952 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Chimpanzee | $136,187 | -25% | 1,400 | -131 | $97 | $26,179,160 | 4 | Disneynature |
| 10 | The Raven | $125,848 | -27% | 1,888 | -321 | $67 | $15,181,722 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 11 | Safe (2012) | $107,369 | -49% | 1,690 | -581 | $64 | $16,197,183 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | The Cabin in the Woods | $84,206 | -35% | 1,029 | -640 | $82 | $40,086,468 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | The Three Stooges | $53,417 | -24% | 1,027 | -1147 | $52 | $41,339,177 | 5 | Fox |
| # | Title | Wed, May. 16 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $321,998 | -7% | 178 | 151 | $1,809 | $4,693,068 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | Girl in Progress | $62,300 | -27% | 322 | -- | $193 | $1,623,855 | 1 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 3 | 21 Jump Street | $46,637 | -41% | 510 | -530 | $91 | $135,307,732 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Bully (2012) | $39,428 | -12% | 263 | 0 | $150 | $2,981,854 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Mirror Mirror | $37,738 | -13% | 607 | -315 | $62 | $61,110,426 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | American Reunion | $36,210 | -42% | 521 | -335 | $70 | $56,190,580 | 6 | Universal |
| 7 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $34,920 | -4% | 455 | -66 | $77 | $209,699,750 | 11 | Universal |
| 8 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $19,836 | -17% | 200 | -47 | $99 | $8,607,801 | 10 | CBS Films |
| 9 | The Artist | $19,651 | -10% | 751 | 710 | $26 | $44,501,657 | 25 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $17,517 | -11% | 260 | -43 | $67 | $102,634,390 | 14 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | Titanic 3D | $15,463 | -26% | 157 | -176 | $98 | $57,668,360 | 6 | Paramount |
| 12 | Lockout | $15,129 | -19% | 255 | -56 | $59 | $14,187,252 | 5 | Open Road |
| 13 | Wrath of the Titans | $10,932 | -40% | 265 | -450 | $41 | $82,033,640 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Safe House | $7,495 | -15% | 136 | -39 | $55 | $126,173,470 | 14 | Universal |
| 15 | This Means War | $6,468 | -1% | 132 | -39 | $49 | $54,605,487 | 13 | Fox |
| 16 | Jeff Who Lives at Home | $6,186 | -9% | 117 | 70 | $53 | $4,263,337 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 17 | A Thousand Words | $6,067 | -10% | 127 | -13 | $48 | $18,311,706 | 10 | Paramount |
| 18 | Act of Valor | $4,938 | -18% | 118 | -75 | $42 | $69,920,216 | 12 | Relativity Media |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Good Deeds | $3,384 | -27% | 110 | -33 | $31 | $35,022,068 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Wed, May. 16 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $51,940 | 22% | 49 | -1 | $1,060 | $1,548,833 | 4 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $25,800 | 53% | 34 | 0 | $759 | $18,840,995 | 58 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Sound of My Voice | $6,356 | -29% | 46 | 18 | $138 | $212,008 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | The Road (2012) | $5,375 | -32% | 50 | -- | $108 | $77,432 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 5 | Casa de mi Padre | $3,436 | -5% | 56 | -12 | $61 | $5,906,027 | 9 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 6 | Chronicle | $2,845 | -5% | 51 | -27 | $56 | $64,520,241 | 15 | Fox |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,317 | 0% | 67 | -8 | $35 | $133,068,785 | 22 | Fox |
| 8 | Friends With Kids | $2,063 | -17% | 36 | 2 | $57 | $7,213,050 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | Project X (2012) | $1,823 | -7% | 40 | -32 | $46 | $54,730,096 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day | $1,689 | -20% | 23 | -7 | $73 | $1,187,471 | 5 | Code Black Entertainment |
| 11 | Coriolanus | $1,171 | 3% | 11 | -7 | $106 | $743,338 | 17 | Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Kalakalappu @ Masala Cafe | $1,049 | -39% | 10 | -- | $105 | $20,766 | 1 | UTV Communications |
| 13 | Blue Like Jazz | $587 | 32% | 11 | -9 | $53 | $590,116 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Undefeated | $540 | -57% | 13 | 0 | $42 | $543,775 | 13 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D | $473 | -15% | 12 | -5 | $39 | $43,455,093 | 14 | Fox |
| 16 | Tonight You're Mine | $249 | -11% | 2 | -- | $125 | $2,926 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 17 | Red Tails | $241 | 90% | 9 | -3 | $27 | $49,867,414 | 17 | Fox |
| 18 | Touchback | $184 | -3% | 4 | -8 | $46 | $203,493 | 5 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 19 | Albert Nobbs | $88 | 1157% | 2 | -3 | $44 | $3,014,676 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
