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 Tue, Jan. 8 2013
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 8 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Django Unchained | $2,428,066 | 30% | 3,010 | 0 | $807 | $110,580,651 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Les Miserables (2012) | $1,626,240 | 29% | 2,904 | 90 | $560 | $106,392,520 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,571,276 | 20% | 3,755 | -345 | $418 | $266,717,281 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | $1,168,681 | 2% | 2,654 | -- | $440 | $24,059,904 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Jack Reacher | $971,830 | 36% | 3,288 | -64 | $296 | $66,382,785 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | This is 40 | $849,990 | 35% | 2,931 | 17 | $290 | $55,735,350 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Parental Guidance | $666,256 | 14% | 3,368 | 1 | $198 | $53,589,037 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | Lincoln | $539,853 | 31% | 1,901 | -65 | $284 | $145,040,261 | 9 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 9 | The Guilt Trip | $440,785 | 31% | 2,312 | -119 | $191 | $31,887,919 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | Promised Land (2012) | $362,936 | 32% | 1,676 | 1651 | $217 | $5,034,156 | 2 | Focus |
| 11 | Skyfall | $284,473 | 29% | 1,307 | -330 | $218 | $297,309,483 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $239,236 | -11% | 2,103 | -515 | $114 | $28,490,499 | 3 | Disney |
| 13 | Rise of The Guardians | $110,385 | -39% | 1,507 | -548 | $73 | $97,517,970 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 8 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Linings Playbook | $411,355 | 42% | 745 | 0 | $552 | $35,376,870 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 2 | Life of Pi | $302,261 | 34% | 965 | -213 | $313 | $91,567,788 | 7 | Fox |
| 3 | The Impossible | $246,630 | 14% | 572 | 557 | $431 | $3,875,069 | 3 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 4 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $119,514 | 10% | 817 | -23 | $146 | $11,106,549 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $106,604 | 4% | 825 | -366 | $129 | $289,342,066 | 8 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $105,323 | 25% | 222 | 138 | $474 | $3,399,406 | 5 | Focus |
| 7 | Argo | $79,346 | 47% | 302 | -43 | $263 | $110,240,312 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Wreck-It Ralph | $51,812 | -34% | 709 | -204 | $73 | $178,632,457 | 10 | Disney |
| 9 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $51,763 | 45% | 163 | -55 | $318 | $11,625,344 | 8 | Focus |
| 10 | Not Fade Away | $33,257 | 31% | 565 | 546 | $59 | $475,617 | 3 | Paramount Vantage |
| 11 | Flight | $28,977 | 38% | 250 | -150 | $116 | $92,538,339 | 10 | Paramount |
| 12 | Hitchcock | $18,894 | 23% | 118 | -231 | $160 | $5,523,157 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | Taken 2 | $17,896 | 7% | 213 | -19 | $84 | $139,319,432 | 14 | Fox |
| 14 | Cloud Atlas | $14,176 | 21% | 155 | 110 | $91 | $26,929,106 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Red Dawn (2012) | $13,698 | -3% | 252 | -173 | $54 | $43,904,931 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 16 | Pitch Perfect | $10,745 | 0% | 165 | -18 | $65 | $64,677,328 | 15 | Universal |
| 17 | End of Watch | $7,227 | -5% | 140 | -22 | $52 | $40,906,654 | 16 | Open Road |
| 18 | Playing For Keeps (2012) | $5,572 | 19% | 139 | -129 | $40 | $12,861,858 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 8 2013 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero Dark Thirty | $280,759 | 16% | 60 | 55 | $4,679 | $4,928,956 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Perks of Being A Wallflower | $9,101 | -2% | 98 | -27 | $93 | $17,497,375 | 16 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 3 | The Sessions | $7,347 | 4% | 41 | -39 | $179 | $5,646,409 | 12 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | To the Arctic 3D | $7,255 | 2% | 52 | 0 | $140 | $10,674,603 | 38 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 5 | A Late Quartet | $6,751 | 101% | 23 | -14 | $294 | $1,366,943 | 10 | Entertainment One / RKO |
| 6 | Killing Them Softly | $4,424 | 42% | 51 | -17 | $87 | $14,912,521 | 6 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Born to Be Wild 3D | $2,855 | 8% | 30 | 0 | $95 | $21,697,526 | 92 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 8 | The Intouchables | $2,599 | 46% | 11 | 0 | $236 | $13,165,280 | 33 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | The Master | $2,074 | 58% | 12 | -1 | $173 | $15,983,257 | 17 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $1,643 | -34% | 53 | -9 | $31 | $161,208,206 | 26 | Fox |
| 11 | Talaash | $624 | 99% | 8 | -8 | $78 | $2,871,281 | 6 | Reliance Entertainment |
| 12 | Arbitrage | $345 | -1% | 4 | -3 | $86 | $7,916,517 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 13 | Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare | $117 | 52% | 1 | -- | $117 | $87,004 | 14 | Roadside Attractions |