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. 15 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Mar. 15 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robots | $2,304,526 | -5% | 3,776 | -- | $610 | $40,776,932 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Pacifier | $1,333,971 | 7% | 3,166 | 35 | $421 | $57,059,025 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Hostage | $887,055 | -2% | 2,123 | -- | $418 | $12,006,497 | 1 | Miramax |
| 4 | Be Cool | $806,794 | 0% | 3,216 | 0 | $251 | $39,987,096 | 2 | MGM |
| 5 | Hitch | $802,465 | 10% | 2,975 | -463 | $270 | $151,369,919 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Million Dollar Baby | $502,461 | 14% | 2,375 | 25 | $212 | $85,009,580 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Constantine | $409,037 | 1% | 2,170 | -588 | $188 | $67,333,450 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | $310,594 | -11% | 1,605 | -98 | $194 | $44,680,200 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Man of the House (2005) | $163,079 | 12% | 1,903 | -519 | $86 | $16,830,276 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Jacket | $151,421 | 1% | 1,331 | 0 | $114 | $5,290,766 | 2 | Warner Independent |
