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 Sat, Jan. 15 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Jan. 15 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coach Carter | $9,498,647 | 20% | 2,524 | -- | $3,763 | $17,395,176 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Meet the Fockers | $8,227,886 | 47% | 3,554 | 27 | $2,315 | $225,635,812 | 4 | Universal |
| 3 | Racing Stripes | $5,929,200 | 85% | 3,185 | -- | $1,862 | $9,131,534 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | In Good Company | $5,739,655 | 27% | 1,566 | 1563 | $3,665 | $10,739,770 | 3 | Universal |
| 5 | Elektra | $4,855,998 | 9% | 3,204 | -- | $1,516 | $9,308,310 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | White Noise | $4,820,844 | 29% | 2,279 | 18 | $2,115 | $37,610,871 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | The Aviator (2004) | $2,149,729 | 49% | 1,956 | 89 | $1,099 | $48,783,212 | 4 | Miramax |
| 8 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $1,744,155 | 83% | 2,540 | -803 | $687 | $109,775,465 | 5 | Paramount |
| 9 | Fat Albert | $1,277,540 | 105% | 2,043 | -632 | $625 | $43,713,507 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | Ocean's Twelve | $1,237,214 | 35% | 2,105 | -905 | $588 | $119,109,410 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
