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, Jul. 14 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jul. 14 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | $7,504,594 | -48% | 3,269 | -- | $2,296 | $78,130,868 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | $2,558,303 | -58% | 3,002 | -- | $852 | $25,633,941 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | $2,167,315 | -62% | 3,504 | 0 | $619 | $112,481,810 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde | $1,650,514 | -46% | 3,375 | 25 | $489 | $64,548,344 | 2 | MGM |
| 5 | Finding Nemo | $1,305,503 | -45% | 2,643 | -259 | $494 | $292,374,489 | 7 | Disney |
| 6 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | $948,936 | -51% | 3,202 | -283 | $296 | $82,484,220 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | 28 Days Later | $645,927 | -52% | 1,396 | -11 | $463 | $29,096,520 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | $633,423 | -49% | 3,086 | 0 | $205 | $19,439,840 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Hulk | $488,954 | -55% | 2,575 | -716 | $190 | $125,160,973 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | The Italian Job | $364,881 | -51% | 1,364 | -220 | $268 | $89,198,085 | 7 | Paramount |
