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 Sat, Feb. 7 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Feb. 7 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | $10,602,950 | 30% | 2,711 | -- | $3,911 | $18,743,217 | 1 | MGM |
| 2 | Miracle | $8,349,677 | 39% | 2,605 | -- | $3,205 | $14,362,504 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | You Got Served | $3,577,373 | 75% | 1,943 | 10 | $1,841 | $23,968,652 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Along Came Polly | $3,224,803 | 62% | 2,958 | -94 | $1,090 | $73,425,149 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | The Butterfly Effect | $2,861,089 | 47% | 2,519 | -86 | $1,136 | $39,608,250 | 3 | New Line |
| 6 | Catch That Kid | $2,759,894 | 120% | 2,847 | -- | $969 | $4,017,094 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $2,014,938 | 122% | 1,878 | -378 | $1,073 | $349,766,541 | 8 | New Line |
| 8 | Mystic River | $1,758,177 | 101% | 1,370 | 0 | $1,283 | $68,890,804 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Cold Mountain | $1,570,061 | 94% | 1,917 | -583 | $819 | $82,024,761 | 7 | Miramax |
| 10 | Big Fish | $1,492,368 | 77% | 1,617 | -663 | $923 | $58,901,791 | 9 | Sony / Columbia |
