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 Extended Weekend Estimates (Domestic) Extended Weekend
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black 3 | $70,000,000 | -- | 4,248 | -- | $16,478 | $70,000,000 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Marvel's The Avengers | $46,878,000 | -16% | 3,918 | -331 | $11,965 | $523,562,788 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | Battleship | $13,768,664 | -46% | 3,702 | 12 | $3,719 | $47,274,009 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | The Dictator | $11,755,000 | -33% | 3,014 | 6 | $3,900 | $43,603,104 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Dark Shadows | $9,405,000 | -25% | 3,404 | -351 | $2,763 | $64,887,896 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Chernobyl Diaries | $9,300,000 | -- | 2,433 | -- | $3,822 | $9,300,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | $8,850,000 | -16% | 3,021 | 0 | $2,929 | $23,871,248 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | $8,225,000 | 155% | 1,233 | 879 | $6,671 | $18,428,496 | 4 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | The Hunger Games | $2,850,000 | -3% | 1,421 | -643 | $2,006 | $395,858,785 | 10 | Lionsgate |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think Like a Man | $1,800,000 | -32% | 786 | -936 | $2,290 | $88,671,941 | 6 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $1,485,000 | -6% | 884 | -956 | $1,680 | $27,689,304 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Bernie | $1,161,151 | 136% | 194 | 99 | $5,985 | $2,512,957 | 5 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 4 | The Lucky One (2012) | $700,000 | -61% | 615 | -1390 | $1,138 | $58,412,833 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | $657,150 | 43% | 390 | 11 | $1,685 | $211,020,920 | 13 | Universal |
| 6 | The Five-Year Engagement | $379,490 | -66% | 274 | -901 | $1,385 | $28,034,775 | 5 | Universal |
| 7 | The Three Stooges | $350,000 | -20% | 325 | -269 | $1,077 | $42,331,354 | 7 | Fox |
| 8 | The Cabin in the Woods | $235,000 | -38% | 203 | -245 | $1,158 | $40,993,721 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Girl in Progress | $165,000 | -64% | 143 | -179 | $1,154 | $2,443,273 | 3 | Lionsgate / Pantelion |
| 10 | American Reunion | $115,500 | -56% | 165 | -125 | $700 | $56,707,605 | 8 | Universal |
| 11 | Safe (2012) | $75,000 | -75% | 112 | -391 | $670 | $16,811,953 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Bully (2012) | $50,400 | -44% | 104 | -100 | $485 | $3,304,873 | 9 | Weinstein Company |
| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonrise Kingdom | $669,486 | -- | 4 | -- | $167,372 | $669,486 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Crooked Arrows | $182,642 | -29% | 67 | 12 | $2,726 | $501,077 | 2 | Branded/Peck Films |
| 3 | Hysteria | $177,255 | 397% | 32 | 27 | $5,539 | $233,061 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | The Intouchables | $137,438 | -- | 4 | -- | $34,360 | $137,438 | 1 | Weinstein Company |
| 5 | Darling Companion | $81,214 | 38% | 61 | 1 | $1,331 | $535,049 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | Where Do We Go Now? | $70,016 | 196% | 25 | 13 | $2,801 | $133,283 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | Titanic 3D | $42,000 | -17% | 42 | -28 | $1,000 | $57,809,591 | 8 | Paramount |
| 8 | A Thousand Words | $40,000 | -30% | 59 | -51 | $678 | $18,438,118 | 12 | Paramount |
| 9 | OC87 | $7,500 | -- | 1 | -- | $7,500 | $7,500 | 1 | Fisher Klingenstein Films |
