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.
Studio Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Fri, Aug. 24 - Sun, Aug. 26
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Expendables 2 | $13,500,000 | -53% | 3,355 | 39 | $4,024 | $52,313,944 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Bourne Legacy | $9,281,000 | -46% | 3,654 | -99 | $2,540 | $85,467,215 | 3 | Universal |
| 3 | ParaNorman | $8,545,883 | -39% | 3,455 | 26 | $2,473 | $28,168,172 | 2 | Focus |
| 4 | The Campaign | $7,440,000 | -43% | 3,302 | 47 | $2,253 | $64,543,172 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Dark Knight Rises | $7,155,000 | -35% | 2,606 | -551 | $2,746 | $422,187,901 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $7,125,000 | -34% | 2,598 | 0 | $2,742 | $27,079,490 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Premium Rush | $6,300,000 | -- | 2,255 | -- | $2,794 | $6,300,000 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | 2016: Obama's America | $6,237,517 | 401% | 1,091 | 922 | $5,717 | $9,075,393 | 7 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 9 | Hope Springs (2012) | $6,000,000 | -34% | 2,402 | 41 | $2,498 | $45,081,464 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Hit and Run | $4,675,026 | -- | 2,870 | -- | $1,629 | $5,868,060 | 1 | Open Road |
| 11 | Sparkle (2012) | $4,200,000 | -64% | 2,244 | 0 | $1,872 | $18,873,074 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 12 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $2,225,000 | -42% | 1,965 | -772 | $1,132 | $42,862,600 | 4 | Fox |
| 13 | Total Recall (2012) | $1,850,000 | -47% | 1,576 | -858 | $1,174 | $55,263,337 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $1,660,000 | -45% | 1,550 | -724 | $1,071 | $153,408,775 | 7 | Fox |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apparition | $2,955,000 | -- | 810 | -- | $3,648 | $2,955,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ted (2012) | $936,000 | -39% | 783 | -386 | $1,195 | $214,751,375 | 9 | Universal |
| 3 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | $605,000 | -15% | 374 | -32 | $1,618 | $213,688,261 | 12 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Brave | $533,000 | -35% | 452 | -189 | $1,179 | $230,105,266 | 10 | Disney |
| 5 | Step Up Revolution | $500,000 | -52% | 428 | -477 | $1,168 | $33,709,413 | 5 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $500,000 | -34% | 418 | -180 | $1,196 | $258,363,937 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $460,000 | -18% | 212 | -24 | $2,170 | $8,856,593 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Moonrise Kingdom | $418,514 | -17% | 332 | 50 | $1,261 | $43,688,282 | 14 | Focus |
| 9 | The Intouchables | $362,000 | -1% | 194 | 0 | $1,866 | $10,457,197 | 14 | Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | $300,611 | 22% | 115 | 48 | $2,614 | $1,041,207 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | To Rome with Love | $203,558 | -17% | 221 | 61 | $921 | $15,888,782 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 12 | Ruby Sparks | $168,000 | -44% | 135 | -83 | $1,244 | $2,109,846 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 13 | Snow White and the Huntsman | $158,000 | -24% | 194 | -50 | $814 | $154,920,030 | 13 | Universal |
| 14 | Marvel's The Avengers | $129,000 | -13% | 123 | -19 | $1,049 | $617,814,111 | 17 | Disney |
| 15 | The Hunger Games | $110,000 | -46% | 189 | -41 | $582 | $407,879,160 | 23 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $90,000 | -17% | 112 | -16 | $804 | $45,751,024 | 17 | Fox Searchlight |
| 17 | Savages | $87,000 | -17% | 117 | -37 | $744 | $47,205,045 | 8 | Universal |
| 18 | Nitro Circus The Movie 3D | $78,000 | -75% | 130 | -294 | $600 | $3,299,590 | 3 | ARC Entertainment |
| 19 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection | $50,000 | -56% | 106 | -93 | $472 | $65,044,542 | 9 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robot & Frank | $290,950 | 719% | 46 | 44 | $6,325 | $342,259 | 2 | IDP/Samuel Goldwyn |
| 2 | Killer Joe | $198,719 | -- | 60 | -- | $3,312 | $936,821 | 5 | LD Entertainment |
| 3 | The Queen of Versailles | $192,000 | -8% | 85 | 2 | $2,259 | $1,539,193 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 4 | Cosmopolis | $153,420 | 118% | 63 | 60 | $2,435 | $447,240 | 2 | Entertainment One Films |
| 5 | Searching For Sugar Man | $128,333 | 21% | 29 | 2 | $4,425 | $502,275 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | 2 Days In New York | $102,000 | 2% | 40 | 20 | $2,550 | $290,674 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 7 | The Imposter | $86,486 | 3% | 24 | 5 | $3,604 | $391,610 | 7 | Indomina Releasing |
| 8 | Samsara | $73,792 | -- | 2 | -- | $36,896 | $73,792 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 9 | Sleepwalk With Me | $65,000 | -- | 1 | -- | $65,000 | $65,000 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 10 | Bernie | $48,741 | -22% | 52 | -19 | $937 | $9,121,274 | 18 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 11 | Compliance | $48,000 | 192% | 10 | 9 | $4,800 | $73,344 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 12 | Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D | $30,000 | -52% | 66 | -74 | $455 | $25,311,671 | 8 | Paramount |
| 13 | Little White Lies | $26,500 | -- | 3 | -- | $8,833 | $26,500 | 1 | MPI Media |
| 14 | Somewhere Between | $7,877 | -- | 1 | -- | $7,877 | $7,877 | 1 | Long Shot Factory |
| 15 | Easy Money (2012) | $6,830 | -48% | 4 | -1 | $1,708 | $178,602 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 16 | Chicken With Plums | $6,745 | -40% | 2 | 0 | $3,373 | $85,713 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | Death by China | $3,100 | -46% | 1 | 0 | $3,100 | $10,386 | 2 | Area23a |
