Grosses
'The Hangover Part III' Leads Thursday with a Soft $11.79 MillionMay 24, 2013 12:15 PM
In what looks to be its only day at the top of the daily box office, Warner's The Hangover Part III led the way on Thursday with $11.79 million. The opening day figure also included an estimated $3.1 million from late night showings on Wednesday. The Hangover Part III opened 63 percent softer than the $31.61 million Thursday opening day take of The Hangover Part II back in 2011, which obviously makes Thursday's performance a very poor showing. The Hangover Part III performed more along the lines of Star Trek Into Darkness, which generated a Thursday opening of $13.54 million last week. However, The Hangover Part III is likely to be more front-loaded than Star Trek Into Darkness was in its first few days, especially given the competition it will face from Fast & Furious 6.
Speaking of Fast & Furious 6, Universal's highly anticipated action sequel was off to a far more impressive start with an estimated $6.5 million from 10 p.m. and midnight showings. The film's late night grosses will be counted towards Friday's opening day performance. The late night performance of Fast & Furious 6 was 71 percent stronger than the $3.8 million midnight take of 2011's Fast Five and 10 percent stronger than the $5.9 million midnight gross of 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Check back throughout the weekend for further box office updates on Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III and the rest of the Memorial Day weekend line-up.
Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness fell one spot on Thursday to place in second with an estimated $5.05 million. The second installment of the re-launched sci-fi series was down a reasonable 5 percent from Wednesday and down 63 percent from last Thursday's opening day performance. Star Trek Into Darkness was the week's top film with $95.29 million, but also debuted significantly below expectations in the process. The eight-day total for Star Trek Into Darkness stands at $108.83 million. That places Star Trek Into Darkness 6.5 percent behind the $116.37 million eight-day take of 2009's Star Trek, 34 percent behind the $163.87 million eight-day start of 2003's The Matrix Reloaded and 46 percent ahead of the $74.52 million eight-day gross of 2009's Terminator Salvation.
Iron Man 3 held steady in third place with $2.21 million. Disney's blockbuster superhero sequel fell a slim 2 percent from Wednesday and 33 percent from last Thursday. Iron Man 3 placed in second for the week with $46.19 million. That was down 48 percent from the previous frame and brings the film's three-week total to a massive $348.08 million.
Warner's The Great Gatsby fell two spots and 7 percent from Wednesday to claim fourth with $2.16 million. In the process, the Baz Luhrmann directed film starring Leonardo DiCaprio surpassed the $100 million domestic milestone on Thursday. The Great Gatsby reached the milestone in 14 days and has now grossed $100.73 million to date. The film claimed third place for the week with $33.98 million, which was down 49 percent from the film's opening week performance.
Daily Domestic Gross Fri, May. 25 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, May. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black 3 | $17,664,409 | -- | 4,248 | -- | $4,158 | $17,664,409 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Marvel's The Avengers | $9,664,323 | 117% | 3,918 | -331 | $2,467 | $486,349,111 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Chernobyl Diaries | $3,530,924 | -- | 2,433 | -- | $1,451 | $3,530,924 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Battleship | $3,054,150 | 82% | 3,702 | 12 | $825 | $36,559,495 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Dictator | $2,777,545 | 80% | 3,014 | 6 | $922 | $34,625,649 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $2,240,577 | 113% | 3,021 | 0 | $742 | $17,261,825 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Dark Shadows | $2,075,426 | 80% | 3,404 | -351 | $610 | $57,558,322 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $1,671,811 | 255% | 1,233 | 879 | $1,356 | $11,875,307 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $600,241 | 50% | 1,421 | -643 | $422 | $393,609,026 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Fri, May. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Like a Man | $405,656 | 58% | 786 | -936 | $516 | $87,277,597 | 6 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $267,822 | 59% | 884 | -956 | $303 | $26,472,126 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | 21 Jump Street | $178,473 | -- | 364 | 103 | $490 | $136,021,200 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Lucky One (2012) | $171,694 | -17% | 615 | -1390 | $279 | $57,884,527 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Mirror Mirror | $133,441 | 187% | 422 | 15 | $316 | $61,851,698 | 9 | Relativity Media |
| 6 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $122,850 | 170% | 390 | 11 | $315 | $210,486,620 | 13 | Universal |
| 7 | The Five-Year Engagement | $83,575 | -38% | 274 | -901 | $305 | $27,738,860 | 5 | Universal |
| 8 | The Three Stooges | $78,329 | 98% | 325 | -269 | $241 | $42,059,683 | 7 | Fox |
| 9 | Wrath of the Titans | $61,752 | 51% | 255 | -105 | $242 | $82,757,128 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | $47,952 | 137% | 175 | -70 | $274 | $102,981,445 | 16 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 11 | The Cabin in the Woods | $47,331 | -9% | 203 | -245 | $233 | $40,806,052 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | American Reunion | $30,525 | 24% | 165 | -125 | $185 | $56,622,630 | 8 | Universal |
| 13 | Girl in Progress | $29,161 | -16% | 143 | -179 | $204 | $2,307,434 | 3 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 14 | Bully (2012) | $19,618 | -47% | 104 | -100 | $189 | $3,274,091 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Safe (2012) | $15,806 | -54% | 112 | -391 | $141 | $16,752,759 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | The Raven | $15,787 | -54% | 111 | -321 | $142 | $15,691,277 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| # | Title | Fri, May. 25 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $172,329 | -- | 4 | -- | $43,082 | $172,329 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | To the Arctic 3D | $66,107 | -10% | 50 | 1 | $1,322 | $2,150,878 | 6 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Crooked Arrows | $47,159 | 147% | 67 | 12 | $704 | $366,612 | 2 | Branded/Peck Films |
| 4 | The Intouchables | $28,704 | -- | 4 | -- | $7,176 | $28,704 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $24,391 | 12% | 34 | 0 | $717 | $19,028,427 | 60 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | $21,437 | 31% | 87 | -47 | $246 | $8,802,272 | 12 | CBS Films |
| 7 | Sound of My Voice | $9,277 | 49% | 42 | 5 | $221 | $282,217 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | This Means War | $8,794 | 51% | 44 | -46 | $200 | $54,701,564 | 15 | Fox |
| 9 | Titanic 3D | $8,307 | -5% | 42 | -28 | $198 | $57,775,898 | 8 | Paramount |
| 10 | A Thousand Words | $7,977 | 29% | 59 | -51 | $135 | $18,406,095 | 12 | Paramount |
| 11 | The Artist | $2,813 | -34% | 20 | -83 | $141 | $44,566,563 | 27 | Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Act of Valor | $2,061 | -59% | 39 | -57 | $53 | $69,996,338 | 14 | Relativity Media |
| 13 | Friends With Kids | $1,592 | -2% | 9 | -16 | $177 | $7,234,351 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 14 | Undefeated | $1,067 | 44% | 6 | -3 | $178 | $552,281 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 15 | Tonight You're Mine | $745 | -- | 3 | -- | $248 | $3,897 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 16 | Coriolanus | $540 | -52% | 4 | -4 | $135 | $754,842 | 19 | Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Red Tails | $374 | 88% | 7 | 4 | $53 | $49,870,255 | 19 | Fox |
| 18 | Lovely Molly | $320 | -68% | 2 | -3 | $160 | $16,874 | 2 | Image Entertainment |
| 19 | Blue Like Jazz | $107 | -73% | 3 | -4 | $36 | $594,081 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |