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 Thu, Dec. 27 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 27 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $10,135,524 | -11% | 4,100 | 55 | $2,472 | $189,700,814 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Les Miserables (2012) | $9,168,120 | -25% | 2,808 | -- | $3,265 | $39,438,425 | 0 | Universal |
| 3 | Django Unchained | $8,302,761 | -17% | 3,010 | -- | $2,758 | $33,320,265 | 0 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Parental Guidance | $4,143,356 | -4% | 3,359 | -- | $1,234 | $14,788,692 | 0 | Fox |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | $3,559,171 | -7% | 3,352 | -- | $1,062 | $30,553,158 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | This is 40 | $3,146,040 | -5% | 2,913 | -- | $1,080 | $23,930,290 | 1 | Universal |
| 7 | Lincoln | $2,112,825 | -2% | 1,966 | -319 | $1,075 | $124,529,797 | 7 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $1,932,214 | 17% | 2,618 | 0 | $738 | $12,126,464 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | The Guilt Trip | $1,695,928 | 2% | 2,431 | 0 | $698 | $14,410,356 | 1 | Paramount |
| 10 | Rise of The Guardians | $1,591,179 | 11% | 2,055 | -1332 | $774 | $85,247,130 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Skyfall | $1,294,340 | -3% | 1,637 | -1080 | $791 | $285,027,378 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Life of Pi | $1,044,261 | -6% | 1,111 | -1097 | $940 | $80,870,184 | 5 | Fox |
| 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $656,023 | 12% | 1,183 | -1859 | $555 | $283,679,776 | 6 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 27 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $968,102 | 7% | 745 | 374 | $1,299 | $23,250,722 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $656,473 | 1% | 840 | -- | $782 | $5,026,661 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | Wreck-It Ralph | $570,543 | 22% | 913 | -950 | $625 | $173,650,119 | 8 | Disney |
| 4 | Argo | $241,375 | 3% | 345 | -322 | $700 | $107,422,111 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Hotel Transylvania | $148,301 | 26% | 301 | -- | $493 | $144,646,897 | 13 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $141,013 | 3% | 237 | -151 | $595 | $10,180,076 | 6 | Focus |
| 7 | Flight | $103,332 | 3% | 400 | -1423 | $258 | $91,434,757 | 8 | Paramount |
| 8 | Hitchcock | $96,584 | 7% | 351 | -198 | $275 | $4,606,934 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Here Comes the Boom | $94,485 | 17% | 269 | -- | $351 | $43,200,430 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Red Dawn (2012) | $86,117 | -2% | 402 | -1145 | $214 | $43,002,516 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 11 | Taken 2 | $60,304 | 13% | 240 | -60 | $251 | $138,654,367 | 12 | Fox |
| 12 | Pitch Perfect | $42,750 | 9% | 190 | -101 | $225 | $64,245,283 | 13 | Universal |
| 13 | Playing For Keeps (2012) | $29,049 | 1% | 268 | -2070 | $108 | $12,562,630 | 3 | FilmDistrict |
| 14 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $25,260 | 16% | 126 | 1 | $200 | $17,218,841 | 14 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 15 | End of Watch | $20,845 | 4% | 172 | 0 | $121 | $40,662,603 | 14 | Open Road |
| 16 | The Collection | $2,566 | 7% | 112 | -509 | $23 | $6,828,548 | 4 | LD Entertainment |
| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 27 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero Dark Thirty | $96,751 | 11% | 5 | 0 | $19,350 | $1,052,571 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $96,539 | 9% | 79 | 43 | $1,222 | $1,308,302 | 3 | Focus |
| 3 | The Impossible | $36,465 | 7% | 15 | -- | $2,431 | $300,347 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | To the Arctic 3D | $26,845 | 22% | 52 | 0 | $516 | $10,368,888 | 36 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | The Sessions | $17,231 | 27% | 75 | -76 | $230 | $5,440,788 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $13,510 | 55% | 64 | -20 | $211 | $161,088,576 | 24 | Fox |
| 7 | A Late Quartet | $12,684 | -4% | 39 | -7 | $325 | $1,212,147 | 8 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 8 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $11,227 | 30% | 30 | 0 | $374 | $21,575,539 | 90 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 9 | Sinister | $10,141 | 11% | 82 | -102 | $124 | $48,016,784 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 10 | Looper | $9,717 | 8% | 93 | -82 | $104 | $66,428,193 | 13 | Sony / TriStar |
| 11 | Alex Cross | $8,612 | 30% | 76 | -99 | $113 | $25,826,970 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | Killing Them Softly | $8,330 | -7% | 68 | -1359 | $123 | $14,787,433 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Cloud Atlas | $8,153 | -7% | 45 | -53 | $181 | $26,754,986 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) | $6,380 | 4% | 15 | 1 | $425 | $650,919 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $5,102 | 1% | 50 | -107 | $102 | $53,864,069 | 10 | Paramount |
| 16 | Not Fade Away | $4,531 | 39% | 3 | -- | $1,510 | $41,012 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 17 | Talaash | $4,123 | 1% | 25 | -88 | $165 | $2,835,975 | 4 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 18 | The Intouchables | $2,998 | 8% | 7 | -18 | $428 | $13,109,944 | 31 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | ParaNorman | $2,757 | 29% | 23 | -38 | $120 | $55,985,677 | 19 | Focus |
| 20 | The Master | $2,342 | -7% | 13 | -1 | $180 | $15,943,218 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 21 | Arbitrage | $1,002 | 29% | 5 | -5 | $200 | $7,902,573 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |