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 Tue, Dec. 16 2003
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Dec. 16 2003 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something's Gotta Give | $1,580,661 | 6% | 2,677 | -- | $590 | $19,132,938 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Last Samurai | $1,365,267 | 5% | 2,908 | 0 | $469 | $49,544,123 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Stuck on You | $575,096 | -9% | 3,003 | -- | $192 | $10,618,629 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Bad Santa | $543,040 | 3% | 2,540 | 449 | $214 | $36,796,819 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 5 | Elf | $448,591 | 11% | 2,876 | -243 | $156 | $148,378,435 | 6 | New Line |
| 6 | Honey | $296,843 | 8% | 1,972 | 30 | $151 | $20,350,384 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Gothika | $277,912 | 2% | 1,806 | -399 | $154 | $54,484,487 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Haunted Mansion | $274,470 | -6% | 3,001 | -121 | $91 | $54,316,978 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Love Actually | $266,874 | 18% | 1,566 | -106 | $170 | $52,668,850 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | $261,539 | -8% | 1,844 | -- | $142 | $6,861,726 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
