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 Sun, Dec. 23 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Dec. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $12,649,372 | -11% | 4,100 | 55 | $3,085 | $150,041,265 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Jack Reacher | $4,524,644 | -20% | 3,352 | -- | $1,350 | $15,210,156 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | This is 40 | $3,451,905 | -22% | 2,913 | -- | $1,185 | $11,579,175 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Rise of The Guardians | $1,933,775 | -13% | 3,031 | -356 | $638 | $79,527,047 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Lincoln | $1,900,120 | -15% | 2,293 | 8 | $829 | $116,673,598 | 7 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Guilt Trip | $1,738,424 | -16% | 2,431 | -- | $715 | $7,321,243 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Skyfall | $1,674,503 | -13% | 2,365 | -559 | $708 | $279,959,314 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $1,501,316 | -20% | 2,618 | -- | $573 | $6,259,667 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | Life of Pi | $1,490,110 | -2% | 1,750 | -798 | $851 | $76,373,481 | 5 | Fox |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $855,616 | -15% | 2,000 | -1042 | $428 | $281,632,689 | 6 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 11 | Wreck-It Ralph | $617,968 | -15% | 1,444 | -805 | $428 | $171,741,561 | 8 | Disney |
| 12 | Red Dawn (2012) | $243,930 | -20% | 1,011 | -1239 | $241 | $42,626,783 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| # | Title | Sun, Dec. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $648,573 | -8% | 840 | -- | $772 | $2,282,368 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Silver Linings Playbook | $617,881 | -15% | 371 | 0 | $1,665 | $19,861,238 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Argo | $318,559 | -14% | 450 | -217 | $708 | $106,435,363 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $232,669 | -14% | 331 | -78 | $703 | $9,639,374 | 6 | Focus |
| 5 | Flight | $221,031 | -20% | 742 | -1081 | $298 | $90,957,858 | 8 | Paramount |
| 6 | Hitchcock | $186,964 | -22% | 535 | -26 | $349 | $4,194,968 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | Playing For Keeps (2012) | $130,416 | -19% | 851 | -1989 | $153 | $12,410,463 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 8 | Hotel Transylvania | $102,455 | -21% | 301 | 165 | $340 | $144,264,740 | 13 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Here Comes the Boom | $68,655 | -24% | 291 | 141 | $236 | $42,936,477 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Taken 2 | $61,944 | -26% | 275 | -64 | $225 | $138,469,723 | 12 | Fox |
| 11 | Killing Them Softly | $38,931 | -8% | 149 | -1278 | $261 | $14,736,331 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Pitch Perfect | $38,520 | -23% | 214 | -118 | $180 | $64,124,358 | 13 | Universal |
| 13 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $25,714 | -12% | 141 | 16 | $182 | $17,146,730 | 14 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 14 | End of Watch | $24,293 | -13% | 172 | 0 | $141 | $40,594,538 | 14 | Open Road |
| 15 | The Collection | $23,763 | -24% | 112 | -509 | $212 | $6,810,754 | 4 | LD Entertainment |
| 16 | Looper | $10,620 | -23% | 100 | -90 | $106 | $66,396,954 | 13 | Sony / TriStar |
| # | Title | Sun, Dec. 23 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero Dark Thirty | $146,975 | -5% | 5 | -- | $29,395 | $646,162 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $123,613 | -29% | 86 | 50 | $1,437 | $916,571 | 3 | Focus |
| 3 | The Impossible | $50,662 | -9% | 15 | -- | $3,377 | $143,818 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) | $33,170 | -31% | 15 | 1 | $2,211 | $621,681 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Sessions | $28,790 | -31% | 98 | -53 | $294 | $5,375,009 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | A Late Quartet | $17,283 | -19% | 39 | -7 | $443 | $1,165,521 | 8 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 7 | To the Arctic 3D | $16,543 | -2% | 52 | 0 | $318 | $10,307,864 | 36 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | Cloud Atlas | $14,522 | -6% | 50 | -48 | $290 | $26,721,901 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Talaash | $13,529 | -4% | 25 | -88 | $541 | $2,801,665 | 4 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 10 | Sinister | $8,941 | -22% | 93 | -91 | $96 | $47,988,003 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 11 | Alex Cross | $8,757 | -23% | 94 | -81 | $93 | $25,801,291 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $7,303 | -32% | 72 | -12 | $101 | $161,055,790 | 24 | Fox |
| 13 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $6,729 | 10% | 30 | 0 | $224 | $21,551,667 | 90 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 14 | Not Fade Away | $6,501 | -12% | 3 | -- | $2,167 | $19,182 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 15 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $3,847 | -21% | 50 | -107 | $77 | $53,849,888 | 10 | Paramount |
| 16 | The Master | $3,533 | -28% | 13 | -1 | $272 | $15,933,452 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 17 | The Intouchables | $3,197 | -17% | 7 | -18 | $457 | $13,094,646 | 31 | Weinstein Company |
| 18 | ParaNorman | $1,531 | -27% | 24 | -37 | $64 | $55,978,942 | 19 | Focus |
| 19 | Arbitrage | $1,287 | -14% | 5 | -5 | $257 | $7,899,166 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
