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, Jan. 2 2013
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 2 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Django Unchained | $4,551,813 | -51% | 3,010 | 0 | $1,512 | $82,385,310 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $4,449,012 | -53% | 4,100 | 0 | $1,085 | $242,450,337 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Les Miserables (2012) | $3,601,920 | -53% | 2,814 | 6 | $1,280 | $84,181,030 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Parental Guidance | $2,142,142 | -54% | 3,367 | 8 | $636 | $40,798,566 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | $1,945,286 | -54% | 3,352 | 0 | $580 | $53,760,979 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | This is 40 | $1,748,395 | -52% | 2,914 | 1 | $600 | $44,357,425 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $1,073,493 | -45% | 2,618 | 0 | $410 | $23,031,824 | 2 | Disney |
| 8 | Lincoln | $1,046,468 | -58% | 1,966 | 0 | $532 | $137,698,888 | 8 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 9 | The Guilt Trip | $956,623 | -54% | 2,431 | 0 | $394 | $25,791,410 | 2 | Paramount |
| 10 | Rise of The Guardians | $879,143 | -43% | 2,055 | 0 | $428 | $93,770,770 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 11 | Skyfall | $746,695 | -47% | 1,637 | 0 | $456 | $293,046,816 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Life of Pi | $659,243 | -50% | 1,178 | 67 | $560 | $87,610,346 | 6 | Fox |
| 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $377,388 | -38% | 1,191 | 8 | $317 | $287,405,261 | 7 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 2 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $643,415 | -52% | 745 | 0 | $864 | $30,455,999 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Wreck-It Ralph | $376,623 | -39% | 913 | 0 | $413 | $176,983,603 | 9 | Disney |
| 3 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $358,461 | -56% | 840 | 0 | $427 | $9,267,185 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Argo | $141,319 | -56% | 345 | 0 | $410 | $109,184,603 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $89,012 | -45% | 218 | -19 | $408 | $11,076,697 | 7 | Focus |
| 6 | Flight | $62,179 | -53% | 400 | 0 | $155 | $92,174,062 | 9 | Paramount |
| 7 | Hitchcock | $59,762 | -52% | 349 | -2 | $171 | $5,276,367 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Red Dawn (2012) | $55,578 | -53% | 425 | 23 | $131 | $43,640,694 | 6 | FilmDistrict |
| 9 | Taken 2 | $37,477 | -43% | 232 | -8 | $162 | $139,039,255 | 13 | Fox |
| 10 | Pitch Perfect | $30,195 | -27% | 183 | -7 | $165 | $64,498,738 | 14 | Universal |
| 11 | Playing For Keeps (2012) | $21,406 | -45% | 268 | 0 | $80 | $12,777,946 | 4 | FilmDistrict |
| 12 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $21,072 | -25% | 125 | -1 | $169 | $17,377,194 | 15 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 13 | End of Watch | $16,245 | -36% | 162 | -10 | $100 | $40,808,363 | 15 | Open Road |
| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 2 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero Dark Thirty | $77,604 | -33% | 5 | 0 | $15,521 | $1,636,675 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $62,488 | -61% | 84 | 5 | $744 | $2,113,330 | 4 | Focus |
| 3 | The Impossible | $29,852 | -57% | 15 | 0 | $1,990 | $628,644 | 2 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Promised Land (2012) | $25,464 | -63% | 25 | -- | $1,019 | $319,782 | 1 | Focus |
| 5 | To the Arctic 3D | $23,144 | 40% | 52 | 0 | $445 | $10,558,322 | 37 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 6 | A Late Quartet | $11,229 | -22% | 37 | -2 | $303 | $1,306,522 | 9 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 7 | The Sessions | $11,095 | -49% | 80 | 5 | $139 | $5,562,052 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $8,390 | -37% | 62 | -2 | $135 | $161,161,245 | 25 | Fox |
| 9 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $8,255 | -20% | 30 | 0 | $275 | $21,651,119 | 91 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 10 | Sinister | $7,650 | -28% | 82 | 0 | $93 | $48,079,857 | 12 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 11 | Not Fade Away | $7,592 | -60% | 19 | 16 | $400 | $138,946 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 12 | Killing Them Softly | $7,136 | -46% | 68 | 0 | $105 | $14,857,091 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 13 | Alex Cross | $4,692 | -51% | 77 | 1 | $61 | $25,883,826 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 14 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $4,341 | -17% | 50 | 0 | $87 | $53,896,541 | 11 | Paramount |
| 15 | Cloud Atlas | $4,243 | -42% | 45 | 0 | $94 | $26,797,277 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | The Intouchables | $2,886 | -58% | 11 | 4 | $262 | $13,141,918 | 32 | Weinstein Company |
| 17 | Talaash | $2,714 | -55% | 16 | -9 | $170 | $2,862,726 | 5 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 18 | The Master | $2,556 | -41% | 13 | 0 | $197 | $15,966,455 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 19 | ParaNorman | $2,196 | -25% | 22 | -1 | $100 | $56,001,122 | 20 | Focus |
| 20 | Arbitrage | $1,049 | -45% | 7 | 2 | $150 | $7,912,584 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
