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, Nov. 4 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Nov. 4 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Santa Clause 2 | $1,501,984 | -82% | 3,350 | -- | $448 | $30,509,989 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Ring | $1,493,072 | -66% | 2,808 | 174 | $532 | $66,039,529 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | jackass: the movie | $1,051,564 | -66% | 2,530 | 21 | $416 | $43,146,215 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | I Spy | $752,279 | -76% | 3,182 | -- | $236 | $13,505,075 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Ghost Ship | $452,401 | -73% | 2,787 | 0 | $162 | $21,803,263 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $375,609 | -72% | 1,977 | 10 | $190 | $172,209,748 | 29 | IFC Films |
| 7 | Sweet Home Alabama | $304,291 | -71% | 2,441 | -741 | $125 | $113,750,816 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | Punch-Drunk Love | $284,651 | -68% | 1,252 | 771 | $227 | $11,144,474 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Red Dragon | $204,479 | -69% | 1,949 | -937 | $105 | $89,248,092 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | The Transporter | $108,824 | -68% | 1,114 | -770 | $98 | $23,658,940 | 4 | Fox |
