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 Fri, Oct. 1 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Oct. 1 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | $12,920,068 | -- | 4,016 | -- | $3,217 | $12,920,068 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Ladder 49 | $7,465,012 | -- | 3,260 | -- | $2,290 | $7,465,012 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | The Forgotten | $3,755,181 | 236% | 3,144 | 40 | $1,194 | $30,020,887 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $1,011,068 | 168% | 2,721 | -449 | $372 | $28,322,677 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Mr. 3000 | $705,270 | 181% | 2,239 | -497 | $315 | $17,281,567 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | First Daughter | $666,483 | 211% | 2,280 | 20 | $292 | $5,631,820 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $626,532 | 115% | 1,986 | -850 | $315 | $45,341,637 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Cellular | $607,913 | 149% | 2,020 | -743 | $301 | $26,762,500 | 4 | New Line |
| 9 | Wimbledon | $571,651 | 155% | 1,705 | -334 | $335 | $13,668,004 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Without a Paddle | $379,287 | 139% | 1,439 | -880 | $264 | $54,514,780 | 7 | Paramount |
