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, Jul. 27 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jul. 27 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bourne Supremacy | $6,045,304 | -7% | 3,165 | -- | $1,910 | $65,040,401 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | I, Robot | $2,620,651 | 5% | 3,494 | 74 | $750 | $100,250,461 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Spider-Man 2 | $2,042,264 | 9% | 3,753 | -305 | $544 | $332,373,740 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Catwoman | $1,777,651 | -4% | 3,117 | -- | $570 | $20,353,194 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | A Cinderella Story | $1,688,679 | 20% | 2,625 | 0 | $643 | $32,702,228 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | $1,119,611 | 8% | 2,936 | -168 | $381 | $73,211,964 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $930,896 | 27% | 1,855 | -149 | $502 | $104,803,082 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Notebook | $898,208 | 20% | 2,003 | -86 | $448 | $63,978,623 | 5 | New Line |
| 9 | King Arthur | $542,236 | 18% | 2,104 | -982 | $258 | $46,171,576 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Shrek 2 | $511,025 | 40% | 1,559 | -298 | $328 | $430,322,722 | 10 | DreamWorks |
