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, Oct. 5 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 5 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | $2,063,828 | -12% | 4,016 | -- | $514 | $52,024,887 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Ladder 49 | $1,557,515 | 0% | 3,260 | -- | $478 | $25,197,808 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | The Forgotten | $778,885 | 4% | 3,144 | 40 | $248 | $39,618,874 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $272,448 | 10% | 2,721 | -449 | $100 | $31,109,828 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $191,880 | 1% | 1,986 | -850 | $97 | $47,408,226 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | Mr. 3000 | $164,503 | 5% | 2,239 | -497 | $73 | $19,424,067 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | Cellular | $150,693 | 9% | 2,020 | -743 | $75 | $28,459,514 | 4 | New Line |
| 8 | First Daughter | $148,015 | 7% | 2,280 | 20 | $65 | $7,410,041 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Wimbledon | $144,656 | 22% | 1,705 | -334 | $85 | $15,099,233 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Without a Paddle | $71,116 | 10% | 1,439 | -880 | $49 | $55,559,300 | 7 | Paramount |
