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. 8 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Oct. 8 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | $7,827,347 | 281% | 4,070 | 54 | $1,923 | $63,848,461 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Friday Night Lights | $6,760,785 | -- | 2,667 | -- | $2,535 | $6,760,785 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | $3,706,432 | 170% | 3,261 | 1 | $1,137 | $31,625,180 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Taxi (2004) | $3,571,711 | 1015% | 3,001 | -- | $1,190 | $4,192,295 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | The Forgotten | $2,177,750 | 178% | 2,981 | -163 | $731 | $43,296,469 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Raise Your Voice | $1,313,061 | -- | 2,521 | -- | $521 | $1,313,061 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $518,843 | 117% | 1,743 | -978 | $298 | $32,109,338 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $316,821 | 79% | 1,217 | -769 | $260 | $48,073,378 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Cellular | $261,424 | 89% | 1,152 | -868 | $227 | $28,990,039 | 5 | New Line |
| 10 | Mr. 3000 | $248,250 | 66% | 1,386 | -853 | $179 | $19,962,509 | 4 | Disney |
