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. 12 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 12 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shark Tale | $1,398,270 | -73% | 4,070 | 54 | $344 | $94,023,033 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Friday Night Lights | $1,092,676 | -48% | 2,667 | -- | $410 | $23,467,683 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Ladder 49 | $911,688 | -43% | 3,261 | 1 | $280 | $43,545,723 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Taxi (2004) | $706,854 | -48% | 3,001 | -- | $236 | $14,716,381 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | The Forgotten | $508,073 | -46% | 2,981 | -163 | $170 | $50,167,569 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Raise Your Voice | $185,515 | -68% | 2,521 | -- | $74 | $4,792,321 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $154,023 | -49% | 1,743 | -978 | $88 | $34,390,363 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $97,167 | -43% | 1,217 | -769 | $80 | $49,277,417 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Mr. 3000 | $61,113 | -60% | 1,386 | -853 | $44 | $20,874,515 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | First Daughter | $46,098 | -52% | 1,023 | -1257 | $45 | $8,434,337 | 3 | Fox |
