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, Dec. 1 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Dec. 1 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Santa | $868,603 | -69% | 2,005 | -- | $433 | $17,671,880 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 2 | Gothika | $781,841 | -71% | 2,382 | 0 | $328 | $42,061,000 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Haunted Mansion | $764,637 | -85% | 3,122 | -- | $245 | $34,812,430 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat | $693,693 | -86% | 3,467 | 3 | $200 | $76,525,518 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | Elf | $688,608 | -82% | 3,202 | -179 | $215 | $129,709,427 | 4 | New Line |
| 6 | The Missing | $668,503 | -70% | 2,756 | -- | $243 | $15,901,534 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | $559,313 | -75% | 2,703 | -398 | $207 | $67,192,044 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | Timeline | $457,549 | -73% | 2,787 | -- | $164 | $12,881,654 | 1 | Paramount |
| 9 | Love Actually | $412,807 | -75% | 1,714 | 24 | $241 | $43,805,597 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | The Matrix Revolutions | $252,457 | -71% | 2,055 | -969 | $123 | $133,587,331 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
