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 Thu, Jun. 17 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jun. 17 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $3,568,276 | -2% | 3,855 | 0 | $926 | $172,900,501 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Shrek 2 | $2,841,700 | 2% | 3,843 | -288 | $739 | $364,685,265 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Garfield | $2,220,669 | -3% | 3,094 | -- | $718 | $31,016,791 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | The Stepford Wives | $2,153,608 | 0% | 3,057 | -- | $704 | $30,252,979 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Chronicles of Riddick | $1,915,772 | -7% | 2,757 | -- | $695 | $33,084,472 | 1 | Universal |
| 6 | The Day After Tomorrow | $1,444,569 | 1% | 3,077 | -367 | $469 | $159,207,601 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | $1,360,707 | -5% | 2,612 | -- | $521 | $2,785,851 | 0 | Disney |
| 8 | Raising Helen | $490,796 | 3% | 1,633 | -1088 | $301 | $33,329,487 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Troy | $403,160 | 3% | 2,003 | -747 | $201 | $127,255,595 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
