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, Apr. 14 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Apr. 14 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home on the Range | $1,000,717 | -11% | 3,058 | 11 | $327 | $31,401,348 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | $842,193 | -13% | 3,130 | -182 | $269 | $66,346,946 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Hellboy | $787,078 | -16% | 3,043 | 15 | $259 | $43,900,966 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Passion of the Christ | $784,039 | -16% | 3,240 | -168 | $242 | $356,023,410 | 7 | Newmarket |
| 5 | Walking Tall | $667,994 | -13% | 2,836 | 0 | $236 | $31,439,990 | 2 | MGM |
| 6 | The Alamo (2004) | $656,241 | -15% | 2,609 | -- | $252 | $11,687,973 | 1 | Disney |
| 7 | Johnson Family Vacation | $630,449 | -17% | 1,317 | 44 | $479 | $14,424,136 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Ella Enchanted | $599,818 | -15% | 1,931 | -- | $311 | $8,798,310 | 1 | Miramax |
| 9 | The Prince and Me | $516,295 | -14% | 2,711 | 29 | $190 | $20,490,962 | 2 | Paramount |
| 10 | The Whole Ten Yards | $489,560 | -14% | 2,654 | -- | $184 | $8,493,280 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
