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, Jun. 2 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jun. 2 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrek 2 | $5,395,900 | -7% | 4,223 | 60 | $1,278 | $271,520,132 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Day After Tomorrow | $4,809,674 | -18% | 3,425 | -- | $1,404 | $96,465,958 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Raising Helen | $1,090,605 | -2% | 2,717 | -- | $401 | $16,438,908 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Troy | $1,085,831 | -10% | 3,411 | 0 | $318 | $112,276,283 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Mean Girls | $509,609 | 0% | 2,618 | -436 | $195 | $74,733,281 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Van Helsing | $477,068 | -3% | 2,891 | -527 | $165 | $111,697,178 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Soul Plane | $394,471 | -12% | 1,566 | -- | $252 | $7,851,779 | 1 | MGM |
| 8 | Man on Fire (2004) | $204,423 | -1% | 1,426 | -678 | $143 | $74,136,070 | 6 | Fox |
| 9 | 13 Going on 30 | $113,810 | 2% | 1,164 | -864 | $98 | $54,785,059 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
