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 Tue, Mar. 8 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Mar. 8 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pacifier | $1,362,194 | -13% | 3,131 | -- | $435 | $33,484,211 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Be Cool | $1,180,142 | -12% | 3,216 | -- | $367 | $25,968,369 | 1 | MGM |
| 3 | Hitch | $756,387 | 3% | 3,438 | -133 | $220 | $139,495,957 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Million Dollar Baby | $611,127 | 15% | 2,350 | 225 | $260 | $77,752,240 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Constantine | $504,433 | -2% | 2,758 | -248 | $183 | $61,672,830 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | $464,933 | -27% | 1,703 | 220 | $273 | $38,180,976 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Jacket | $233,566 | -3% | 1,331 | -- | $175 | $3,197,615 | 1 | Warner Independent |
| 8 | Cursed | $224,751 | -6% | 2,805 | 0 | $80 | $15,747,786 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 9 | Man of the House (2005) | $186,714 | 0% | 2,422 | 0 | $77 | $14,353,827 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Because of Winn-Dixie | $176,960 | -7% | 2,506 | -682 | $71 | $27,145,856 | 3 | Fox |
