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, Aug. 5 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Aug. 5 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Village | $3,634,303 | -9% | 3,730 | -- | $974 | $69,143,625 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Bourne Supremacy | $2,655,256 | -1% | 3,180 | 15 | $835 | $110,210,996 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | $1,836,895 | 0% | 2,867 | -- | $641 | $27,709,878 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | I, Robot | $1,285,051 | -2% | 3,204 | -290 | $401 | $120,406,888 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Spider-Man 2 | $1,093,344 | -1% | 3,001 | -752 | $364 | $349,065,510 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | A Cinderella Story | $913,626 | -1% | 2,350 | -275 | $389 | $44,014,262 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | $826,924 | -3% | 2,135 | -- | $387 | $9,133,643 | 1 | New Line |
| 8 | Catwoman | $814,965 | -1% | 3,117 | 0 | $261 | $33,167,775 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Notebook | $532,531 | 0% | 1,506 | -497 | $354 | $70,382,776 | 6 | New Line |
| 10 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | $495,979 | -5% | 2,032 | -904 | $244 | $80,242,685 | 4 | DreamWorks |
