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 Wed, Jan. 7 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 7 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $1,805,867 | -10% | 3,703 | 0 | $488 | $296,463,671 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | Cold Mountain | $955,414 | 0% | 2,216 | 53 | $431 | $46,542,806 | 2 | Miramax |
| 3 | Something's Gotta Give | $927,628 | 3% | 2,808 | 99 | $330 | $83,881,523 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $819,806 | -10% | 3,307 | 9 | $248 | $88,650,441 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | The Last Samurai | $648,697 | -4% | 2,401 | -156 | $270 | $92,012,906 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Paycheck | $634,475 | -5% | 2,762 | 0 | $230 | $40,687,640 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Mona Lisa Smile | $618,233 | -4% | 2,714 | 37 | $228 | $51,880,870 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Peter Pan (2003) | $350,566 | -11% | 2,813 | 0 | $125 | $35,504,095 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | Stuck on You | $185,067 | -6% | 2,064 | -336 | $90 | $31,334,082 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | Bad Santa | $170,767 | -2% | 1,710 | 0 | $100 | $57,482,176 | 6 | Miramax / Dimension |
