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, Aug. 17 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 17 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien Vs. Predator | $3,226,602 | -18% | 3,395 | -- | $950 | $45,445,069 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | $2,826,033 | -10% | 3,472 | -- | $814 | $43,116,243 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Collateral | $1,761,358 | -7% | 3,205 | 17 | $550 | $56,211,455 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Bourne Supremacy | $1,101,578 | 3% | 2,976 | -328 | $370 | $141,866,511 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | The Village | $894,678 | -4% | 3,142 | -591 | $285 | $101,691,089 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie | $707,583 | -20% | 2,411 | -- | $293 | $11,077,525 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | $622,813 | -4% | 2,612 | -255 | $238 | $49,261,486 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Little Black Book | $582,617 | -3% | 2,445 | 0 | $238 | $15,831,903 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | I, Robot | $478,256 | -2% | 2,178 | -628 | $220 | $134,932,799 | 5 | Fox |
| 10 | Spider-Man 2 | $444,601 | -6% | 1,907 | -657 | $233 | $361,885,427 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
