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 Thu, Dec. 9 2004
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 9 2004 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blade: Trinity | $2,902,237 | -47% | 2,912 | -- | $997 | $8,423,398 | 0 | New Line |
| 2 | The Polar Express | $1,143,979 | 5% | 3,650 | 0 | $313 | $100,244,958 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | National Treasure | $931,259 | -3% | 3,243 | 0 | $287 | $114,238,464 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Christmas with the Kranks | $557,670 | 1% | 3,416 | 23 | $163 | $47,170,917 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Incredibles | $395,773 | -3% | 3,178 | -275 | $125 | $227,540,230 | 5 | Disney |
| 6 | Alexander | $289,375 | -5% | 2,445 | 0 | $118 | $31,116,020 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | $234,448 | -15% | 3,307 | 0 | $71 | $69,237,599 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | $229,924 | -8% | 2,090 | -383 | $110 | $37,300,771 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Ray | $131,506 | 5% | 1,322 | -177 | $99 | $68,335,273 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | The Grudge | $43,594 | -3% | 1,286 | -200 | $34 | $109,446,242 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
