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 Mon, Jan. 3 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 3 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Fockers | $4,422,386 | -61% | 3,524 | 6 | $1,255 | $166,883,621 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $1,387,326 | -66% | 3,623 | 0 | $383 | $96,003,265 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Aviator (2004) | $1,200,132 | -60% | 1,796 | 0 | $668 | $32,748,146 | 2 | Miramax |
| 4 | Ocean's Twelve | $1,054,522 | -59% | 3,290 | 0 | $321 | $108,064,352 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Fat Albert | $830,956 | -69% | 2,744 | 70 | $303 | $34,156,487 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Spanglish | $714,268 | -61% | 2,489 | 48 | $287 | $31,717,655 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | National Treasure | $650,546 | -61% | 2,282 | 81 | $285 | $155,175,623 | 7 | Disney |
| 8 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | $623,466 | -54% | 1,105 | 0 | $564 | $15,418,012 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | The Polar Express | $611,396 | -62% | 2,513 | -105 | $243 | $155,736,576 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Darkness | $513,002 | -62% | 1,718 | 18 | $299 | $17,144,392 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
