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 Sun, Jan. 4 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 4 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $7,015,518 | -34% | 3,703 | 0 | $1,895 | $290,413,626 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $4,569,380 | -45% | 3,307 | 9 | $1,382 | $85,619,702 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Cold Mountain | $2,514,052 | -47% | 2,216 | 53 | $1,135 | $43,740,450 | 2 | Miramax |
| 4 | Something's Gotta Give | $2,452,600 | -49% | 2,808 | 99 | $873 | $81,208,326 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Peter Pan (2003) | $2,123,513 | -35% | 2,813 | 0 | $755 | $34,180,841 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Paycheck | $2,075,380 | -47% | 2,762 | 0 | $751 | $38,642,825 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $1,795,209 | -45% | 2,714 | 37 | $661 | $50,005,338 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Last Samurai | $1,745,775 | -39% | 2,401 | -156 | $727 | $90,020,766 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Haunted Mansion | $620,884 | -33% | 1,501 | -121 | $414 | $70,422,719 | 6 | Disney |
| 10 | Stuck on You | $582,110 | -47% | 2,064 | -336 | $282 | $30,719,507 | 4 | Fox |
