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 Fri, Dec. 12 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 12 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something's Gotta Give | $5,270,498 | -- | 2,677 | -- | $1,969 | $5,270,498 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Last Samurai | $4,279,170 | 122% | 2,908 | 0 | $1,472 | $37,067,787 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Stuck on You | $3,343,130 | -- | 3,003 | -- | $1,113 | $3,343,130 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $2,211,612 | -- | 1,844 | -- | $1,199 | $2,211,612 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Bad Santa | $1,867,580 | 169% | 2,540 | 449 | $735 | $31,577,070 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 6 | Honey | $1,705,578 | 281% | 1,972 | 30 | $865 | $16,622,927 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Elf | $1,670,409 | 237% | 2,876 | -243 | $581 | $143,177,530 | 6 | New Line |
| 8 | The Haunted Mansion | $1,458,017 | 261% | 3,001 | -121 | $486 | $49,069,325 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat | $930,171 | 202% | 2,955 | -454 | $315 | $87,494,798 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Gothika | $880,648 | 120% | 1,806 | -399 | $488 | $52,090,895 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
