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 Mon, Mar. 28 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Mar. 28 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guess Who | $2,646,409 | -48% | 3,147 | -- | $841 | $23,317,586 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Robots | $2,626,617 | -11% | 3,431 | -345 | $766 | $89,929,155 | 3 | Fox |
| 3 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | $1,932,494 | -41% | 3,233 | -- | $598 | $19,031,202 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Pacifier | $1,610,867 | -14% | 3,102 | -79 | $519 | $87,440,106 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | The Ring Two | $1,553,895 | -48% | 3,341 | 9 | $465 | $59,456,526 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Ice Princess | $955,342 | 23% | 2,501 | 0 | $382 | $14,297,408 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Hitch | $601,029 | -42% | 2,233 | -470 | $269 | $167,046,067 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Hostage | $529,695 | -55% | 1,977 | -206 | $268 | $26,735,793 | 3 | Miramax |
| 9 | Be Cool | $370,482 | -53% | 1,883 | -777 | $197 | $52,708,289 | 4 | MGM |
| 10 | Million Dollar Baby | $331,496 | -50% | 1,710 | -500 | $194 | $94,477,859 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
