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, Feb. 12 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Feb. 12 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitch | $18,581,774 | 33% | 3,575 | -- | $5,198 | $32,548,024 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Boogeyman | $4,661,052 | 42% | 3,052 | 0 | $1,527 | $30,482,913 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | Are We There Yet? | $4,008,698 | 121% | 2,810 | 20 | $1,427 | $58,843,795 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Million Dollar Baby | $3,470,861 | 82% | 2,035 | 10 | $1,706 | $42,885,082 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Pooh's Heffalump Movie | $2,610,405 | 93% | 2,529 | -- | $1,032 | $3,964,524 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Hide and Seek | $2,492,701 | 64% | 2,525 | -480 | $987 | $42,012,880 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | The Wedding Date | $2,479,908 | 45% | 1,704 | 10 | $1,455 | $18,101,795 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | The Aviator (2004) | $2,184,020 | 85% | 2,196 | -334 | $995 | $81,038,651 | 8 | Miramax |
| 9 | Sideways | $2,146,846 | 85% | 1,619 | -167 | $1,326 | $51,615,644 | 17 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Meet the Fockers | $1,713,027 | 98% | 1,883 | -621 | $910 | $269,072,328 | 8 | Universal |
