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, Apr. 19 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 19 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Amityville Horror (2005) | $1,540,473 | -13% | 3,323 | -- | $464 | $26,821,265 | 1 | MGM |
| 2 | Sahara (2005) | $870,773 | -1% | 3,154 | 0 | $276 | $38,171,778 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Sin City | $569,129 | -1% | 3,002 | -228 | $190 | $62,450,975 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 4 | Fever Pitch (2005) | $534,263 | -7% | 3,275 | 8 | $163 | $24,769,572 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Guess Who | $318,810 | 1% | 2,999 | -65 | $106 | $58,183,594 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Robots | $235,045 | -6% | 2,476 | -237 | $95 | $116,247,493 | 6 | Fox |
| 7 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | $228,585 | 11% | 2,625 | -386 | $87 | $42,113,342 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Beauty Shop | $210,483 | -4% | 2,260 | -399 | $93 | $31,648,975 | 3 | MGM |
| 9 | The Pacifier | $166,480 | 0% | 2,068 | -307 | $81 | $104,054,113 | 7 | Disney |
| 10 | The Upside of Anger | $157,638 | 13% | 1,166 | 15 | $135 | $15,365,606 | 6 | New Line |
