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, Mar. 1 - Sun, Mar. 3
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack the Giant Slayer | $28,010,000 | -- | 3,525 | -- | $7,946 | $28,010,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Identity Thief | $9,700,000 | -31% | 3,230 | 8 | $3,003 | $107,427,105 | 4 | Universal |
| 3 | 21 And Over | $9,000,000 | -- | 2,771 | -- | $3,248 | $9,000,000 | 1 | Relativity Media |
| 4 | The Last Exorcism Part II | $8,030,000 | -- | 2,700 | -- | $2,974 | $8,030,000 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 5 | Snitch (2013) | $7,700,000 | -42% | 2,511 | 0 | $3,067 | $24,410,339 | 2 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 6 | Escape From Planet Earth | $6,726,000 | -37% | 3,110 | -243 | $2,163 | $43,213,050 | 3 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Safe Haven | $6,300,000 | -40% | 2,951 | -272 | $2,135 | $57,093,483 | 3 | Relativity Media |
| 8 | Silver Linings Playbook | $5,941,000 | 3% | 1,836 | -176 | $3,236 | $115,520,639 | 16 | Weinstein Company |
| 9 | A Good Day to Die Hard | $4,500,000 | -56% | 2,589 | -966 | $1,738 | $59,624,041 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | Dark Skies | $3,556,000 | -57% | 2,313 | 0 | $1,537 | $13,452,687 | 2 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 11 | Warm Bodies | $2,650,000 | -45% | 1,930 | -714 | $1,373 | $62,009,674 | 5 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 12 | Side Effects (2013) | $1,777,000 | -47% | 1,112 | -958 | $1,598 | $28,101,309 | 4 | Open Road |
| 13 | Beautiful Creatures (2013) | $923,000 | -74% | 1,075 | -1875 | $859 | $18,529,434 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Phantom (2013) | $465,000 | -- | 1,118 | -- | $416 | $465,000 | 1 | RCR Media Group |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life of Pi | $2,300,000 | 43% | 626 | 54 | $3,674 | $116,943,016 | 15 | Fox |
| 2 | Argo | $2,205,000 | 21% | 985 | 183 | $2,239 | $132,761,385 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Quartet | $1,760,000 | 56% | 725 | 369 | $2,428 | $11,159,790 | 8 | Weinstein Company |
| 4 | Zero Dark Thirty | $1,300,000 | -42% | 722 | -475 | $1,801 | $93,574,082 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Django Unchained | $1,024,000 | 5% | 983 | 324 | $1,042 | $160,316,007 | 10 | Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Lincoln | $1,005,000 | -32% | 652 | -223 | $1,541 | $180,091,056 | 17 | Disney / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Wreck-It Ralph | $575,000 | -11% | 352 | -50 | $1,634 | $187,391,706 | 18 | Disney |
| 8 | Les Miserables (2012) | $560,000 | -12% | 352 | -110 | $1,591 | $147,619,610 | 10 | Universal |
| 9 | Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters | $552,000 | -67% | 601 | -824 | $918 | $54,089,917 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | Amour | $522,283 | -27% | 333 | 5 | $1,568 | $5,921,762 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Mama | $349,000 | -70% | 447 | -716 | $781 | $70,881,950 | 7 | Universal |
| 12 | Rise of The Guardians | $302,000 | -18% | 295 | -10 | $1,024 | $102,398,550 | 15 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 13 | Jack Reacher | $184,000 | 161% | 225 | 125 | $818 | $79,676,413 | 11 | Paramount |
| 14 | Bless Me, Ultima | $178,246 | -62% | 183 | -80 | $974 | $1,257,162 | 2 | Arenas Entertainment |
| 15 | The Impossible | $153,000 | -47% | 151 | -122 | $1,013 | $18,315,827 | 11 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 16 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | $115,000 | -46% | 180 | -43 | $639 | $292,299,928 | 16 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 17 | A Haunted House | $97,302 | -52% | 169 | -133 | $576 | $40,037,847 | 8 | Open Road |
| 18 | The Guilt Trip | $82,000 | -40% | 133 | -53 | $617 | $37,099,679 | 11 | Paramount |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gatekeepers | $255,255 | 91% | 46 | 27 | $5,549 | $685,373 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | Stoker | $158,822 | -- | 7 | -- | $22,689 | $158,822 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | No (2013) | $110,144 | 58% | 11 | 5 | $10,013 | $317,175 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | A Place at the Table | $84,000 | -- | 35 | -- | $2,400 | $84,000 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 5 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $48,226 | -24% | 38 | -27 | $1,269 | $6,213,201 | 13 | Focus |
| 6 | Stand Up Guys | $16,000 | -55% | 17 | -24 | $941 | $3,299,684 | 5 | Lionsgate / Roadside |
| 7 | Like Someone in Love | $14,000 | -36% | 7 | -2 | $2,000 | $82,940 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 8 | War Witch | $10,260 | -- | 2 | -- | $5,130 | $10,260 | 1 | Tribeca Film |
| 9 | Leviathan (2013) | $10,018 | -- | 1 | -- | $10,018 | $10,018 | 1 | Cinema Guild |
| 10 | Hava Nagila (The Movie) | $9,521 | -- | 1 | -- | $9,521 | $9,521 | 1 | International Film Circuit |
| 11 | Chasing Ice | $5,181 | -- | 9 | -- | $576 | $1,225,182 | 17 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 12 | The Power of Few | $4,026 | -57% | 3 | -2 | $1,342 | $22,095 | 3 | Steelyard Pictures |
| 13 | Welcome to Pine Hill | $4,000 | -- | 1 | -- | $4,000 | $4,000 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 14 | The End of Love | $2,400 | -- | 2 | -- | $1,200 | $2,400 | 1 | Variance Films |
