Grosses
'The Hangover Part III' Leads Thursday with a Soft $11.79 MillionMay 24, 2013 12:15 PM
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.
Studio Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Fri, Feb. 22 - Sun, Feb. 24
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identity Thief | $14,064,000 | -41% | 3,222 | 57 | $4,365 | $93,666,530 | 3 | Universal |
| 2 | Snitch (2013) | $13,000,000 | -- | 2,511 | -- | $5,177 | $13,000,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 3 | Escape From Planet Earth | $11,013,000 | -31% | 3,353 | 65 | $3,285 | $35,143,662 | 2 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Safe Haven | $10,600,000 | -50% | 3,223 | 0 | $3,289 | $48,061,643 | 2 | Relativity Media |
| 5 | A Good Day to Die Hard | $10,000,000 | -60% | 3,555 | 2 | $2,813 | $51,802,264 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Dark Skies | $8,850,000 | -- | 2,313 | -- | $3,826 | $8,850,000 | 1 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 7 | Silver Linings Playbook | $6,051,000 | -3% | 2,012 | -190 | $3,007 | $107,476,146 | 15 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Warm Bodies | $4,750,000 | -46% | 2,644 | -253 | $1,797 | $58,168,053 | 4 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 9 | Side Effects (2013) | $3,511,000 | -44% | 2,070 | -535 | $1,696 | $25,253,516 | 3 | Open Road |
| 10 | Beautiful Creatures (2013) | $3,410,000 | -55% | 2,950 | 0 | $1,156 | $16,372,265 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Zero Dark Thirty | $2,250,000 | -25% | 1,197 | -330 | $1,880 | $91,558,991 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 12 | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | $1,640,000 | -53% | 1,425 | -678 | $1,151 | $52,900,554 | 5 | Paramount |
| 13 | Mama | $1,163,000 | -57% | 1,163 | -485 | $1,000 | $70,219,670 | 6 | Universal |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argo | $1,965,000 | -10% | 802 | -101 | $2,450 | $129,791,337 | 20 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Life of Pi | $1,550,000 | -1% | 572 | -75 | $2,710 | $113,469,760 | 14 | Fox |
| 3 | Lincoln | $1,495,000 | -9% | 875 | -132 | $1,709 | $178,617,490 | 16 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Quartet | $1,192,000 | -9% | 356 | 23 | $3,348 | $8,911,064 | 7 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Django Unchained | $1,036,000 | -32% | 659 | -358 | $1,572 | $158,847,775 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Amour | $816,468 | 16% | 328 | 22 | $2,489 | $5,247,524 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | Les Miserables (2012) | $657,000 | -24% | 462 | -214 | $1,422 | $146,718,865 | 9 | Universal |
| 8 | Wreck-It Ralph | $648,000 | -18% | 402 | -104 | $1,612 | $186,678,541 | 17 | Disney |
| 9 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $545,000 | -45% | 388 | -217 | $1,405 | $300,946,896 | 11 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 10 | Bless Me, Ultima | $502,562 | -- | 263 | -- | $1,911 | $502,562 | 1 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 11 | Rise of The Guardians | $370,000 | -12% | 305 | -33 | $1,213 | $102,016,947 | 14 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 12 | Parental Guidance | $320,000 | -35% | 381 | -222 | $840 | $75,795,783 | 9 | Fox |
| 13 | The Impossible | $288,000 | -40% | 273 | -149 | $1,055 | $18,051,483 | 10 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $210,000 | -26% | 223 | -31 | $942 | $292,120,431 | 15 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 15 | A Haunted House | $205,000 | -31% | 302 | -38 | $679 | $39,866,704 | 7 | Open Road |
| 16 | The Guilt Trip | $135,000 | 161% | 186 | 98 | $726 | $36,959,064 | 10 | Paramount |
| 17 | Parker | $95,000 | -79% | 212 | -493 | $448 | $17,337,770 | 5 | FilmDistrict |
| 18 | Jack Reacher | $77,000 | -40% | 100 | -75 | $770 | $79,472,472 | 10 | Paramount |
| 19 | The Last Stand | $56,000 | 117% | 114 | 60 | $491 | $12,027,005 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gatekeepers | $153,596 | 240% | 19 | 15 | $8,084 | $400,436 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | No (2013) | $82,354 | 15% | 6 | 2 | $13,726 | $194,636 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $61,811 | -39% | 65 | -21 | $951 | $6,124,896 | 12 | Focus |
| 4 | This is 40 | $49,000 | -51% | 96 | -71 | $510 | $67,524,415 | 10 | Universal |
| 5 | Stand Up Guys | $35,000 | -67% | 41 | -78 | $854 | $3,263,629 | 4 | Lionsgate / Roadside |
| 6 | Like Someone in Love | $22,876 | 5% | 9 | 6 | $2,542 | $57,010 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 7 | Koch | $22,569 | -40% | 9 | -2 | $2,508 | $169,615 | 4 | Zeitgeist |
| 8 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | $20,000 | -67% | 44 | -52 | $455 | $34,333,294 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Anna Karenina (2012) | $18,524 | -55% | 28 | -23 | $662 | $12,804,834 | 15 | Focus |
| 10 | Chasing Ice | $12,697 | -- | 17 | -- | $747 | $1,212,296 | 16 | Submarine Deluxe |