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, May. 3 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, May. 3 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $1,258,730 | -12% | 3,133 | -- | $402 | $23,791,458 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Interpreter | $897,943 | 5% | 2,764 | 6 | $325 | $44,908,479 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | XXX: State of the Union | $684,630 | -12% | 3,480 | -- | $197 | $14,173,937 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | The Amityville Horror (2005) | $553,510 | -6% | 3,058 | -265 | $181 | $55,957,499 | 3 | MGM |
| 5 | Sahara (2005) | $343,952 | 1% | 3,112 | -88 | $111 | $57,571,174 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | A Lot Like Love | $317,522 | 5% | 2,502 | 0 | $127 | $15,179,363 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Kung Fu Hustle | $223,152 | -4% | 2,440 | -63 | $91 | $12,899,199 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 8 | Sin City | $200,927 | 5% | 1,665 | -678 | $121 | $71,011,432 | 5 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 9 | Fever Pitch (2005) | $166,514 | -7% | 2,192 | -683 | $76 | $36,665,599 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | Guess Who | $128,511 | 3% | 1,863 | -621 | $69 | $65,690,360 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
