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 Sun, Apr. 10 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Apr. 10 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahara (2005) | $4,317,617 | -43% | 3,154 | -- | $1,369 | $18,068,604 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Sin City | $3,645,492 | -37% | 3,230 | 0 | $1,129 | $50,766,929 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 3 | Fever Pitch (2005) | $2,524,962 | -53% | 3,267 | -- | $773 | $12,400,544 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Beauty Shop | $1,579,517 | -49% | 2,659 | 0 | $594 | $26,124,955 | 2 | MGM |
| 5 | Guess Who | $1,561,616 | -50% | 3,064 | -83 | $510 | $51,021,325 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Robots | $1,251,026 | -40% | 2,713 | -313 | $461 | $111,041,498 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | $973,827 | -47% | 3,011 | -222 | $323 | $37,533,436 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Pacifier | $739,308 | -48% | 2,375 | -476 | $311 | $100,559,537 | 6 | Disney |
| 9 | The Ring Two | $635,513 | -51% | 2,407 | -772 | $264 | $72,281,015 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | The Upside of Anger | $529,093 | -56% | 1,151 | 40 | $460 | $12,202,541 | 5 | New Line |
