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, May. 16 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, May. 16 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy | $12,752,434 | -25% | 3,411 | -- | $3,739 | $46,864,324 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Van Helsing | $5,619,669 | -36% | 3,580 | 5 | $1,570 | $85,094,878 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Mean Girls | $2,520,658 | -43% | 3,015 | 43 | $836 | $55,404,463 | 3 | Paramount |
| 4 | Man on Fire (2004) | $1,405,119 | -37% | 2,650 | -196 | $530 | $64,170,925 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | Breakin' All the Rules | $1,223,431 | -41% | 1,318 | -- | $928 | $5,088,933 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | 13 Going on 30 | $1,031,791 | -43% | 2,656 | -502 | $388 | $48,519,849 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | New York Minute | $1,023,640 | -39% | 3,006 | 0 | $341 | $10,783,153 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Kill Bill Vol. 2 | $500,920 | -23% | 1,401 | -551 | $358 | $60,855,433 | 5 | Miramax |
| 9 | Laws of Attraction | $477,141 | -47% | 2,003 | -446 | $238 | $15,311,803 | 3 | New Line |
| 10 | Godsend | $273,745 | -33% | 1,291 | -1032 | $212 | $13,422,395 | 3 | Lionsgate |
