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 Wed, May. 11 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, May. 11 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingdom of Heaven | $1,337,553 | -11% | 3,216 | -- | $416 | $24,180,896 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Crash (2005) | $863,242 | 2% | 1,864 | -- | $463 | $11,722,201 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | House of Wax | $766,028 | -8% | 3,111 | -- | $246 | $14,630,754 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $643,565 | -6% | 3,133 | 0 | $205 | $37,820,931 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Interpreter | $547,145 | 0% | 2,814 | 50 | $194 | $56,022,740 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | XXX: State of the Union | $315,118 | -2% | 3,480 | 0 | $91 | $21,885,810 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Amityville Horror (2005) | $283,574 | -3% | 2,478 | -580 | $114 | $61,186,396 | 4 | MGM |
| 8 | Sahara (2005) | $228,387 | -1% | 2,516 | -596 | $91 | $62,340,743 | 5 | Paramount |
| 9 | A Lot Like Love | $218,169 | 5% | 2,153 | -349 | $101 | $19,546,874 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Fever Pitch (2005) | $124,402 | 12% | 1,541 | -651 | $81 | $39,600,834 | 5 | Fox |
