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, Apr. 27 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 27 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man on Fire (2004) | $1,734,560 | -9% | 2,980 | -- | $582 | $26,442,956 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | 13 Going on 30 | $1,142,486 | 2% | 3,438 | -- | $332 | $23,318,255 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Kill Bill Vol. 2 | $1,095,619 | 1% | 3,073 | 102 | $357 | $45,143,769 | 2 | Miramax |
| 4 | The Punisher | $570,180 | -1% | 2,649 | 0 | $215 | $25,317,500 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | The Passion of the Christ | $228,830 | 0% | 2,269 | -579 | $101 | $364,873,315 | 9 | Newmarket |
| 6 | Hellboy | $228,101 | 1% | 2,218 | -679 | $103 | $55,255,594 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Walking Tall | $189,899 | 3% | 2,201 | -243 | $86 | $40,905,838 | 4 | MGM |
| 8 | Home on the Range | $186,912 | 1% | 2,481 | -254 | $75 | $42,923,808 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | The Alamo (2004) | $160,031 | 1% | 2,039 | -570 | $78 | $20,044,618 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Connie and Carla | $157,070 | 11% | 1,016 | 2 | $155 | $6,243,963 | 2 | Universal |
