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'The Hangover Part III' Leads Thursday with a Soft $11.79 MillionMay 24, 2013 12:15 PM

by Daniel Garris

In what looks to be its only day at the top of the daily box office, Warner's The Hangover Part III led the way on Thursday with $11.79 million. The opening day figure also included an estimated $3.1 million from late night showings on Wednesday. The Hangover Part III opened 63 percent softer than the $31.61 million Thursday opening day take of The Hangover Part II back in 2011, which obviously makes Thursday's performance a very poor showing. The Hangover Part III performed more along the lines of Star Trek Into Darkness, which generated a Thursday opening of $13.54 million last week. However, The Hangover Part III is likely to be more front-loaded than Star Trek Into Darkness was in its first few days, especially given the competition it will face from Fast & Furious 6.

Speaking of Fast & Furious 6, Universal's highly anticipated action sequel was off to a far more impressive start with an estimated $6.5 million from 10 p.m. and midnight showings. The film's late night grosses will be counted towards Friday's opening day performance. The late night performance of Fast & Furious 6 was 71 percent stronger than the $3.8 million midnight take of 2011's Fast Five and 10 percent stronger than the $5.9 million midnight gross of 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Check back throughout the weekend for further box office updates on Fast & Furious 6, The Hangover Part III and the rest of the Memorial Day weekend line-up.

Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness fell one spot on Thursday to place in second with an estimated $5.05 million. The second installment of the re-launched sci-fi series was down a reasonable 5 percent from Wednesday and down 63 percent from last Thursday's opening day performance. Star Trek Into Darkness was the week's top film with $95.29 million, but also debuted significantly below expectations in the process. The eight-day total for Star Trek Into Darkness stands at $108.83 million. That places Star Trek Into Darkness 6.5 percent behind the $116.37 million eight-day take of 2009's Star Trek, 34 percent behind the $163.87 million eight-day start of 2003's The Matrix Reloaded and 46 percent ahead of the $74.52 million eight-day gross of 2009's Terminator Salvation.

Iron Man 3 held steady in third place with $2.21 million. Disney's blockbuster superhero sequel fell a slim 2 percent from Wednesday and 33 percent from last Thursday. Iron Man 3 placed in second for the week with $46.19 million. That was down 48 percent from the previous frame and brings the film's three-week total to a massive $348.08 million.

Warner's The Great Gatsby fell two spots and 7 percent from Wednesday to claim fourth with $2.16 million. In the process, the Baz Luhrmann directed film starring Leonardo DiCaprio surpassed the $100 million domestic milestone on Thursday. The Great Gatsby reached the milestone in 14 days and has now grossed $100.73 million to date. The film claimed third place for the week with $33.98 million, which was down 49 percent from the film's opening week performance.

Daily Domestic Gross Sat, Dec. 29 2012

Wide (1000+)

#TitleSat, Dec. 29 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$11,588,6379%4,1000$2,826$211,908,7853Warner Bros. / New Line
2Django Unchained$11,362,49917%3,010--$3,775$54,378,1801Weinstein Company
3Les Miserables (2012)$9,750,5105%2,814--$3,465$58,503,2801Universal
4Parental Guidance$5,330,8725%3,367--$1,583$25,181,2711Fox
5Jack Reacher$5,216,92615%3,3520$1,556$40,289,2692Paramount
6This is 40$4,676,97014%2,9141$1,605$32,716,0002Universal
7Lincoln$2,753,84315%1,966-327$1,401$129,672,1828Disney / DreamWorks
8The Guilt Trip$2,411,21111%2,4310$992$18,985,6862Paramount
9Monsters, Inc. 3D$2,295,1030%2,6180$877$16,708,4472Disney
10Rise of The Guardians$1,714,358-4%2,055-976$834$88,755,2196Paramount / DreamWorks
11Skyfall$1,682,03614%1,637-728$1,028$288,155,5498Sony / Columbia
12Life of Pi$1,399,42218%1,178-572$1,188$83,452,6316Fox
13The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2$858,04711%1,191-809$720$285,314,1507Lionsgate / Summit

Limited (100 — 999)

#TitleSat, Dec. 29 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Silver Linings Playbook$1,531,49419%745374$2,056$26,066,5137Weinstein Company
2Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$881,59519%8400$1,050$6,649,1932Paramount
3Wreck-It Ralph$663,9870%913-531$727$174,978,2089Disney
4Argo$393,62130%345-105$1,141$108,117,73412Warner Bros.
5Hotel Transylvania$217,22317%3010$722$145,049,23914Sony / Columbia
6Anna Karenina (2012)$192,02422%218-113$881$10,529,9507Focus
7Flight$176,34330%400-342$441$91,746,7709Paramount
8Red Dawn (2012)$142,41410%425-586$335$43,274,1166FilmDistrict
9Hitchcock$142,39324%349-186$408$4,863,8926Fox Searchlight
10Here Comes the Boom$129,11916%252-39$512$43,440,90512Sony / Columbia
11Taken 2$96,73123%232-43$417$138,829,56213Fox
12Pitch Perfect$58,5608%183-31$320$64,357,82814Universal
13Playing For Keeps (2012)$45,4553%268-583$170$12,652,1334FilmDistrict
14End of Watch$35,81922%162-10$221$40,727,78215Open Road
15The Perks of Being A Wallflower$33,50515%125-16$268$17,281,55915Lionsgate / Summit

Platform (1 — 99)

#TitleSat, Dec. 29 2012LocationsAvg.TotalWks.Dist.
1Hyde Park on Hudson$159,58729%84-2$1,900$1,592,0534Focus
2Zero Dark Thirty$111,78019%50$22,356$1,258,4322Sony / Columbia
3Promised Land (2012)$72,04835%25--$2,882$125,5011Focus
4The Impossible$70,64336%150$4,710$422,8112Lionsgate / Summit
5To the Arctic 3D$46,8893%520$902$10,461,11437Warner Bros. / IMAX
6The Sessions$29,26640%80-18$366$5,490,93811Fox Searchlight
7Not Fade Away$21,56638%1916$1,135$78,2122Paramount Vantage
8A Late Quartet$21,21438%37-2$573$1,248,6909Entertainment One / RKO
9Killing Them Softly$16,15410%68-81$238$14,818,2935Weinstein Company
10Born to Be Wild 3D$16,052-17%300$535$21,610,86391Warner Bros. / IMAX
11Ice Age: Continental Drift$15,80112%62-10$255$161,118,46925Fox
12Looper$15,41324%84-16$183$66,455,99814Sony / TriStar
13Alex Cross$14,87826%77-17$193$25,853,66311Lionsgate / Summit
14Sinister$14,80414%82-11$181$48,044,54412Lionsgate / Summit
15Cloud Atlas$10,67661%45-5$237$26,772,30110Warner Bros.
16Paranormal Activity 4$8,24033%500$165$53,878,50011Paramount
17The Intouchables$6,83954%114$622$13,121,21632Weinstein Company
18The Polar Express (2012 re-issue)$5,559-18%150$371$663,2186Warner Bros.
19Talaash$5,33726%16-9$334$2,845,5465Reliance Entertainment
20The Collection$5,2148%17-95$307$6,838,5715LD Entertainment
21The Master$5,05424%130$389$15,952,35516Weinstein Company
22ParaNorman$3,73938%22-2$170$55,992,13120Focus
23Arbitrage$2,40373%72$343$7,906,36316Roadside Attractions