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 Fri, Dec. 28 2012
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 28 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $10,619,334 | 5% | 4,100 | 0 | $2,590 | $200,320,148 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Django Unchained | $9,695,416 | 17% | 3,010 | -- | $3,221 | $43,015,681 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Les Miserables (2012) | $9,314,345 | 2% | 2,814 | -- | $3,310 | $48,752,770 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Parental Guidance | $5,061,707 | 22% | 3,367 | -- | $1,503 | $19,850,399 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | $4,519,185 | 27% | 3,352 | 0 | $1,348 | $35,072,343 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | This is 40 | $4,108,740 | 31% | 2,914 | 1 | $1,410 | $28,039,030 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Lincoln | $2,388,542 | 13% | 1,966 | -327 | $1,215 | $126,918,339 | 8 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $2,286,880 | 18% | 2,618 | 0 | $874 | $14,413,344 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | The Guilt Trip | $2,164,119 | 28% | 2,431 | 0 | $890 | $16,574,475 | 2 | Paramount |
| 10 | Rise of The Guardians | $1,793,731 | 13% | 2,055 | -976 | $873 | $87,040,861 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Skyfall | $1,475,427 | 14% | 1,637 | -728 | $901 | $286,473,513 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Life of Pi | $1,183,025 | 13% | 1,178 | -572 | $1,004 | $82,053,209 | 6 | Fox |
| 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $776,327 | 18% | 1,191 | -809 | $652 | $284,456,103 | 7 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 28 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $1,284,297 | 33% | 745 | 374 | $1,724 | $24,535,019 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $740,937 | 13% | 840 | 0 | $882 | $5,767,598 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Wreck-It Ralph | $664,102 | 16% | 913 | -531 | $727 | $174,314,221 | 9 | Disney |
| 4 | Argo | $302,002 | 25% | 345 | -105 | $875 | $107,724,113 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Hotel Transylvania | $185,119 | 25% | 301 | 0 | $615 | $144,832,016 | 14 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $157,850 | 12% | 218 | -113 | $724 | $10,337,926 | 7 | Focus |
| 7 | Flight | $135,670 | 31% | 400 | -342 | $339 | $91,570,427 | 9 | Paramount |
| 8 | Red Dawn (2012) | $129,186 | 50% | 425 | -586 | $304 | $43,131,702 | 6 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | Hitchcock | $114,565 | 19% | 349 | -186 | $328 | $4,721,499 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Here Comes the Boom | $111,356 | 18% | 252 | -39 | $442 | $43,311,786 | 12 | Sony / Columbia |
| 11 | Taken 2 | $78,464 | 30% | 232 | -43 | $338 | $138,732,831 | 13 | Fox |
| 12 | Pitch Perfect | $53,985 | 26% | 183 | -31 | $295 | $64,299,268 | 14 | Universal |
| 13 | Playing For Keeps (2012) | $44,048 | 52% | 268 | -583 | $164 | $12,606,678 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 14 | End of Watch | $29,360 | 41% | 162 | -10 | $181 | $40,691,963 | 15 | Open Road |
| 15 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $29,213 | 16% | 125 | -16 | $234 | $17,248,054 | 15 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 28 2012 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $124,164 | 29% | 84 | -2 | $1,478 | $1,432,466 | 4 | Focus |
| 2 | Zero Dark Thirty | $94,081 | -3% | 5 | 0 | $18,816 | $1,146,652 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Promised Land (2012) | $53,453 | -- | 25 | -- | $2,138 | $53,453 | 1 | Focus |
| 4 | The Impossible | $51,821 | 42% | 15 | 0 | $3,455 | $352,168 | 2 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 5 | To the Arctic 3D | $45,337 | 69% | 52 | 0 | $872 | $10,414,225 | 37 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | The Sessions | $20,884 | 21% | 80 | -18 | $261 | $5,461,672 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $19,272 | 72% | 30 | 0 | $642 | $21,594,811 | 91 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | Not Fade Away | $15,634 | 245% | 19 | 16 | $823 | $56,646 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 9 | A Late Quartet | $15,330 | 21% | 37 | -2 | $414 | $1,227,476 | 9 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 10 | Killing Them Softly | $14,706 | 77% | 68 | -81 | $216 | $14,802,139 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $14,092 | 4% | 62 | -10 | $227 | $161,102,668 | 25 | Fox |
| 12 | Sinister | $12,956 | 28% | 82 | -11 | $158 | $48,029,740 | 12 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 13 | Looper | $12,392 | 28% | 84 | -16 | $148 | $66,440,585 | 14 | Sony / TriStar |
| 14 | Alex Cross | $11,815 | 37% | 77 | -17 | $153 | $25,838,785 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 15 | The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) | $6,740 | 6% | 15 | 0 | $449 | $657,659 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Cloud Atlas | $6,639 | -19% | 45 | -5 | $148 | $26,761,625 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $6,191 | 21% | 50 | 0 | $124 | $53,870,260 | 11 | Paramount |
| 18 | The Collection | $4,809 | 87% | 17 | -95 | $283 | $6,833,357 | 5 | LD Entertainment |
| 19 | The Intouchables | $4,433 | 48% | 11 | 4 | $403 | $13,114,377 | 32 | Weinstein Company |
| 20 | Talaash | $4,234 | 3% | 16 | -9 | $265 | $2,840,209 | 5 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 21 | The Master | $4,083 | 74% | 13 | 0 | $314 | $15,947,301 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 22 | ParaNorman | $2,715 | -2% | 22 | -2 | $123 | $55,988,392 | 20 | Focus |
| 23 | Arbitrage | $1,387 | 38% | 7 | 2 | $198 | $7,903,960 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
