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 Mon, Oct. 7 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 7 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Dragon | $2,417,774 | -72% | 3,357 | -- | $720 | $38,958,791 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Sweet Home Alabama | $1,190,946 | -75% | 3,303 | 10 | $361 | $66,524,468 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $560,970 | -68% | 1,971 | 130 | $285 | $134,856,504 | 25 | IFC Films |
| 4 | The Tuxedo | $490,362 | -83% | 3,022 | 0 | $162 | $28,479,485 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Barbershop | $355,952 | -78% | 2,176 | 125 | $164 | $60,393,623 | 4 | MGM |
| 6 | The Banger Sisters | $274,464 | -67% | 2,532 | -206 | $108 | $24,573,471 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | The Four Feathers | $148,160 | -69% | 2,187 | 0 | $68 | $15,666,470 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | One Hour Photo | $125,262 | -68% | 1,261 | -46 | $99 | $28,908,936 | 7 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Signs | $93,711 | -74% | 1,537 | -246 | $61 | $223,493,384 | 10 | Disney |
| 10 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | $83,571 | -71% | 1,507 | -1198 | $55 | $13,586,890 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
