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, Jul. 11 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 11 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $6,503,281 | -25% | 4,318 | 0 | $1,506 | $159,713,629 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Ted (2012) | $4,004,880 | -16% | 3,256 | 17 | $1,230 | $133,085,715 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Brave | $2,650,102 | -16% | 3,891 | -75 | $681 | $182,313,615 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Magic Mike | $2,503,417 | -11% | 3,120 | 165 | $802 | $80,367,719 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Savages | $1,537,380 | -21% | 2,628 | -- | $585 | $21,312,330 | 1 | Universal |
| 6 | Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D | $1,084,017 | -20% | 2,730 | -- | $397 | $13,850,052 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $1,067,702 | -17% | 2,861 | -854 | $373 | $199,196,845 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $964,045 | -20% | 2,161 | 0 | $446 | $49,036,987 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | People Like Us | $293,188 | -20% | 2,055 | 0 | $143 | $10,102,957 | 2 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 10 | Marvel's The Avengers | $272,336 | -13% | 1,125 | -227 | $242 | $611,973,433 | 10 | Disney |
| 11 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $261,902 | -14% | 1,657 | -1100 | $158 | $34,879,979 | 3 | Fox |
| 12 | Prometheus | $224,014 | -13% | 1,105 | -279 | $203 | $123,094,783 | 5 | Fox |
| 13 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $206,845 | -12% | 1,152 | -489 | $180 | $150,406,930 | 6 | Universal |
| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 11 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $492,177 | -7% | 884 | 30 | $557 | $28,280,427 | 7 | Focus |
| 2 | Men in Black 3 | $193,344 | -18% | 879 | -238 | $220 | $173,710,145 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $99,004 | -8% | 359 | -60 | $276 | $42,284,135 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Rock of Ages | $78,255 | -4% | 701 | -549 | $112 | $37,205,879 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | That's My Boy | $72,837 | -23% | 400 | -630 | $182 | $36,339,262 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Hunger Games | $51,441 | -2% | 228 | -50 | $226 | $404,532,847 | 16 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Dark Shadows | $44,755 | -4% | 303 | -62 | $148 | $76,993,032 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Battleship | $39,840 | -6% | 249 | -59 | $160 | $64,454,470 | 8 | Universal |
| 9 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $31,996 | -11% | 236 | 33 | $136 | $40,518,925 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $29,598 | 6% | 109 | -3 | $272 | $2,251,830 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $27,995 | -9% | 175 | -27 | $160 | $213,574,285 | 19 | Universal |
| 12 | The Dictator | $20,946 | -14% | 186 | 56 | $113 | $59,378,403 | 8 | Paramount |
| 13 | Mirror Mirror | $12,939 | -10% | 119 | -47 | $109 | $64,692,778 | 15 | Relativity Media |
| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 11 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $65,340 | 3% | 52 | 0 | $1,257 | $5,244,764 | 12 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $40,879 | 5% | 19 | 12 | $2,152 | $863,943 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | The Intouchables | $32,410 | -4% | 60 | -8 | $540 | $3,190,157 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $15,755 | -8% | 33 | 0 | $477 | $19,884,734 | 66 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | The Three Stooges | $8,429 | -17% | 76 | -41 | $111 | $43,938,050 | 13 | Fox |
| 6 | The Cabin in the Woods | $7,357 | -2% | 83 | -66 | $89 | $42,065,481 | 13 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Lucky One (2012) | $6,738 | 7% | 72 | -43 | $94 | $60,414,366 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | For Greater Glory | $6,290 | 3% | 39 | -8 | $161 | $5,433,063 | 6 | ARC Entertainment |
| 9 | Chernobyl Diaries | $3,034 | -5% | 38 | -107 | $80 | $18,094,761 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Easy Money (2012) | $1,503 | -- | 1 | -- | $1,503 | $1,503 | 0 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Crooked Arrows | $1,073 | -3% | 11 | -2 | $98 | $1,824,532 | 8 | Branded/Peck Films |
| 12 | The Raven | $603 | 1% | 29 | -49 | $21 | $16,007,671 | 11 | Relativity Media |
