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, Aug. 29 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawless | $1,136,084 | -- | 2,565 | -- | $443 | $1,136,084 | 0 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | The Expendables 2 | $1,062,193 | -35% | 3,355 | 39 | $317 | $56,306,492 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Bourne Legacy | $732,900 | -32% | 3,490 | -263 | $210 | $88,263,935 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | The Dark Knight Rises | $669,125 | -25% | 2,606 | -551 | $257 | $424,645,743 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | ParaNorman | $644,841 | -38% | 3,455 | 26 | $187 | $30,845,525 | 2 | Focus |
| 6 | The Campaign | $641,208 | -29% | 3,302 | 47 | $194 | $66,941,610 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Hope Springs (2012) | $593,541 | -24% | 2,402 | 41 | $247 | $46,785,172 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $558,766 | -38% | 2,598 | 0 | $215 | $29,316,392 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | Premium Rush | $458,220 | -42% | 2,255 | -- | $203 | $7,908,418 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Hit and Run | $355,613 | -38% | 2,870 | 172 | $124 | $7,138,670 | 1 | Open Road |
| 11 | Sparkle (2012) | $262,729 | -36% | 2,020 | -224 | $130 | $19,667,677 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 12 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $152,810 | -49% | 1,547 | -761 | $99 | $43,616,198 | 4 | Fox |
| 13 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $148,551 | -48% | 1,211 | -719 | $123 | $154,188,683 | 7 | Fox |
| 14 | Total Recall (2012) | $131,945 | -41% | 1,326 | -825 | $100 | $55,732,192 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 15 | The Oogieloves in The BIG Balloon Adventure | $102,564 | -- | 2,160 | -- | $47 | $102,564 | 0 | Kenn Viselman Presents |
| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apparition | $161,486 | -30% | 810 | -- | $199 | $3,464,687 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ted (2012) | $81,480 | -33% | 679 | -339 | $120 | $215,083,100 | 9 | Universal |
| 3 | Brave | $60,032 | -25% | 452 | -124 | $133 | $230,314,785 | 10 | Disney |
| 4 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $54,917 | -12% | 232 | 2 | $237 | $9,031,375 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $50,641 | -23% | 374 | -32 | $135 | $213,858,920 | 12 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $49,984 | -34% | 368 | -174 | $136 | $258,548,927 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Moonrise Kingdom | $45,367 | -8% | 332 | 50 | $137 | $43,815,058 | 14 | Focus |
| 8 | The Intouchables | $41,664 | -30% | 194 | 0 | $215 | $10,591,514 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Magic Mike | $35,251 | -15% | 355 | 100 | $99 | $113,196,556 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Step Up Revolution | $32,544 | -49% | 428 | -477 | $76 | $33,850,419 | 5 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 11 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $17,953 | -15% | 106 | -14 | $169 | $45,809,061 | 17 | Fox Searchlight |
| 12 | Ruby Sparks | $17,182 | -21% | 119 | -75 | $144 | $2,163,074 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | The Watch | $15,867 | -16% | 250 | -145 | $63 | $33,518,179 | 5 | Fox |
| 14 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $13,580 | -18% | 194 | -50 | $70 | $154,962,845 | 13 | Universal |
| 15 | Savages | $10,530 | -14% | 117 | -37 | $90 | $47,236,805 | 8 | Universal |
| 16 | The Hunger Games | $9,197 | -12% | 189 | -41 | $49 | $407,913,651 | 23 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | Nitro Circus The Movie 3D | $5,028 | -44% | 130 | -168 | $39 | $3,320,166 | 3 | ARC Entertainment |
| 18 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $3,448 | -22% | 106 | -93 | $33 | $65,066,718 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 29 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Arctic 3D | $28,144 | -13% | 52 | 0 | $541 | $8,051,386 | 19 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Cosmopolis | $15,768 | -14% | 63 | 60 | $250 | $501,871 | 2 | Entertainment One Films |
| 3 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $9,125 | -10% | 33 | 0 | $277 | $20,704,267 | 73 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | Prometheus | $8,574 | 10% | 91 | -10 | $94 | $126,321,968 | 12 | Fox |
| 5 | Safety Not Guaranteed | $6,615 | 2% | 54 | 0 | $123 | $3,773,396 | 12 | FilmDistrict |
| 6 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $5,315 | -9% | 75 | -30 | $71 | $37,413,667 | 10 | Fox |
| 7 | Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D | $3,870 | -8% | 66 | -74 | $59 | $25,322,080 | 8 | Paramount |
| 8 | The Day | $1,412 | -- | 12 | -- | $118 | $1,412 | 0 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 9 | Easy Money (2012) | $1,256 | -13% | 5 | 0 | $251 | $183,599 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | A Cat In Paris | $276 | -64% | 6 | -1 | $46 | $304,089 | 13 | GKIDS |
