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 Wed, Jan. 19 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 19 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Fockers | $995,142 | -16% | 3,554 | 27 | $280 | $236,494,410 | 4 | Universal |
| 2 | Coach Carter | $886,126 | -20% | 2,524 | -- | $351 | $31,163,375 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | $757,868 | -- | 2,233 | -- | $339 | $757,868 | 0 | Rogue |
| 4 | In Good Company | $697,603 | -17% | 1,566 | 1563 | $445 | $18,672,219 | 3 | Universal |
| 5 | The Aviator (2004) | $515,513 | -17% | 1,956 | 89 | $264 | $52,679,076 | 4 | Miramax |
| 6 | Elektra | $471,095 | -28% | 3,204 | -- | $147 | $15,921,164 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | White Noise | $467,705 | -18% | 2,279 | 18 | $205 | $43,890,388 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | Racing Stripes | $412,115 | -22% | 3,185 | -- | $129 | $19,803,998 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | $163,696 | -15% | 2,540 | -803 | $64 | $112,778,273 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Ocean's Twelve | $162,284 | -21% | 2,105 | -905 | $77 | $120,836,345 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
