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, Mar. 19 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Mar. 19 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ring Two | $13,102,021 | -12% | 3,332 | -- | $3,932 | $27,907,553 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Robots | $9,404,328 | 77% | 3,776 | 0 | $2,491 | $59,763,381 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | The Pacifier | $5,546,764 | 56% | 3,181 | 15 | $1,744 | $68,835,474 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Hitch | $2,923,170 | 47% | 2,703 | -272 | $1,081 | $157,752,636 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Ice Princess | $2,836,590 | 35% | 2,501 | -- | $1,134 | $4,940,236 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Hostage | $2,553,537 | 48% | 2,183 | 60 | $1,170 | $17,795,289 | 2 | Miramax |
| 7 | Be Cool | $2,536,069 | 46% | 2,660 | -556 | $953 | $45,677,130 | 3 | MGM |
| 8 | Million Dollar Baby | $1,874,818 | 71% | 2,210 | -165 | $848 | $88,903,410 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | $1,106,512 | 57% | 1,279 | -326 | $865 | $47,075,733 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Constantine | $983,100 | 49% | 1,670 | -500 | $589 | $69,701,267 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
