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 Mon, Sep. 20 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 20 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $925,559 | -76% | 3,170 | -- | $292 | $16,505,501 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $643,015 | -74% | 3,284 | 0 | $196 | $37,674,759 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Mr. 3000 | $425,304 | -78% | 2,736 | -- | $155 | $9,105,329 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Wimbledon | $416,013 | -72% | 2,034 | -- | $205 | $7,534,030 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Cellular | $412,887 | -74% | 2,749 | 0 | $150 | $20,126,259 | 2 | New Line |
| 6 | Hero (2002) | $218,364 | -72% | 1,926 | -249 | $113 | $46,316,189 | 4 | Miramax |
| 7 | Without a Paddle | $188,040 | -77% | 2,610 | -144 | $72 | $50,514,097 | 5 | Paramount |
| 8 | Collateral | $162,709 | -69% | 1,605 | -419 | $101 | $96,136,715 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Napoleon Dynamite | $149,965 | -70% | 1,024 | 103 | $146 | $33,489,874 | 15 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | The Bourne Supremacy | $123,129 | -68% | 1,236 | -258 | $100 | $170,566,435 | 9 | Universal |
