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, Apr. 2 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Apr. 2 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sin City | $10,208,862 | -14% | 3,230 | -- | $3,161 | $22,028,986 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 2 | Beauty Shop | $5,465,293 | 25% | 2,659 | -- | $2,055 | $13,689,128 | 1 | MGM |
| 3 | Guess Who | $5,396,560 | 21% | 3,147 | 0 | $1,715 | $38,179,474 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Robots | $4,362,828 | 51% | 3,026 | -405 | $1,442 | $101,849,632 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | $3,549,509 | 28% | 3,233 | 0 | $1,098 | $29,316,380 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Pacifier | $2,566,013 | 37% | 2,851 | -251 | $900 | $94,753,689 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | The Ring Two | $2,425,272 | 20% | 3,179 | -162 | $763 | $66,798,068 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | The Upside of Anger | $1,784,236 | 42% | 1,111 | 944 | $1,606 | $7,565,885 | 4 | New Line |
| 9 | Hitch | $1,320,562 | 35% | 1,859 | -374 | $710 | $170,657,589 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Ice Princess | $1,193,059 | 48% | 1,802 | -699 | $662 | $18,001,104 | 3 | Disney |
