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, Dec. 5 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 5 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyfall | $1,214,376 | -19% | 3,463 | -63 | $351 | $249,433,656 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Lincoln | $1,154,173 | -12% | 2,018 | 0 | $572 | $87,088,719 | 4 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $1,137,336 | -21% | 4,008 | -62 | $284 | $258,392,715 | 3 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Life of Pi | $944,122 | -29% | 2,928 | 1 | $322 | $51,676,132 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Rise of The Guardians | $583,147 | -25% | 3,672 | 19 | $159 | $50,762,151 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Killing Them Softly | $504,218 | -28% | 2,424 | -- | $208 | $8,575,010 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Red Dawn (2012) | $402,628 | -21% | 2,781 | 56 | $145 | $32,594,371 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | Flight | $386,497 | -18% | 2,603 | -35 | $148 | $82,687,744 | 5 | Paramount |
| 9 | Wreck-It Ralph | $316,834 | -21% | 3,087 | -172 | $103 | $159,213,887 | 5 | Disney |
| 10 | The Collection | $200,264 | -15% | 1,403 | -- | $143 | $3,772,617 | 1 | LD Entertainment |
| 11 | Argo | $171,445 | -12% | 1,043 | -212 | $164 | $101,503,613 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 5 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $253,185 | -17% | 371 | 4 | $682 | $11,532,452 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $238,067 | -13% | 384 | 318 | $620 | $4,831,998 | 3 | Focus |
| 3 | Talaash | $70,207 | -42% | 174 | -- | $403 | $1,899,119 | 1 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 4 | The Sessions | $37,681 | -8% | 226 | -289 | $167 | $4,692,139 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Taken 2 | $37,385 | -7% | 496 | -267 | $75 | $137,275,858 | 9 | Fox |
| 6 | Pitch Perfect | $26,275 | -13% | 403 | -89 | $65 | $63,181,618 | 10 | Universal |
| 7 | Cloud Atlas | $24,860 | -10% | 194 | -64 | $128 | $26,255,930 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $19,830 | 0% | 189 | -53 | $105 | $16,698,481 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 9 | Seven Psychopaths | $13,984 | -12% | 162 | 80 | $86 | $14,817,548 | 8 | CBS Films |
| 10 | The Man With the Iron Fists | $11,375 | -27% | 174 | -31 | $65 | $15,423,990 | 5 | Universal |
| 11 | Alex Cross | $4,425 | -17% | 114 | -30 | $39 | $25,499,170 | 7 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | $4,142 | -20% | 124 | -66 | $33 | $17,480,753 | 6 | Open Road |
| 13 | ParaNorman | $3,508 | 1% | 104 | -30 | $34 | $55,883,418 | 16 | Focus |
| 14 | Trouble with the Curve | $3,353 | -19% | 100 | -40 | $34 | $35,731,387 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | House at the End of the Street | $3,246 | 6% | 108 | -30 | $30 | $31,561,413 | 11 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,028 | -15% | 102 | -7 | $30 | $160,893,429 | 21 | Fox |
| 17 | Fun Size | $2,562 | -7% | 116 | -28 | $22 | $9,370,783 | 6 | Paramount |
| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 5 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitchcock | $38,629 | -21% | 50 | 33 | $773 | $912,479 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 2 | A Late Quartet | $10,710 | -4% | 74 | -14 | $145 | $909,323 | 5 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 3 | To the Arctic 3D | $8,411 | -27% | 52 | 0 | $162 | $10,077,745 | 33 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 4 | The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) | $6,023 | 16% | 16 | 1 | $376 | $189,184 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $4,966 | -4% | 30 | 0 | $166 | $21,445,911 | 87 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | Sinister | $4,235 | -12% | 88 | -39 | $48 | $47,782,904 | 8 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 7 | Chasing Mavericks | $4,102 | 5% | 79 | 19 | $52 | $5,843,722 | 6 | Fox |
| 8 | Hecho en Mexico | $3,638 | -22% | 12 | -- | $303 | $89,861 | 1 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 9 | The Dark Knight Rises | $3,052 | -5% | 80 | -28 | $38 | $448,103,268 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | End of Watch | $2,702 | -20% | 24 | -10 | $113 | $39,235,142 | 11 | Open Road |
| 11 | Arbitrage | $2,614 | 1% | 35 | -13 | $75 | $7,859,283 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | The Master | $2,513 | -23% | 23 | -2 | $109 | $15,881,524 | 12 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $2,405 | -2% | 70 | -38 | $34 | $53,725,183 | 7 | Paramount |
| 14 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,101 | 21% | 52 | -7 | $21 | $48,966,170 | 18 | Fox |
| 15 | Silent Night | $1,070 | -12% | 11 | -- | $97 | $13,322 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 16 | The Intouchables | $1,020 | 72% | 19 | -7 | $54 | $13,045,291 | 28 | Weinstein Company |
| 17 | This Must Be the Place | $949 | -6% | 7 | -1 | $136 | $130,905 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
