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 Fri, May. 13 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, May. 13 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monster-in-Law | $7,759,689 | -- | 3,424 | -- | $2,266 | $7,759,689 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Kicking & Screaming | $6,063,490 | -- | 3,455 | -- | $1,755 | $6,063,490 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Unleashed | $3,736,666 | -- | 1,957 | -- | $1,909 | $3,736,666 | 1 | Rogue |
| 4 | Kingdom of Heaven | $2,817,980 | 118% | 3,219 | 3 | $875 | $28,289,363 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | House of Wax | $2,259,558 | 200% | 3,111 | 0 | $726 | $17,642,874 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Crash (2005) | $2,028,795 | 133% | 1,876 | 12 | $1,081 | $14,622,456 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $1,371,100 | 112% | 2,770 | -363 | $495 | $39,838,585 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | The Interpreter | $1,313,933 | 140% | 2,602 | -212 | $505 | $57,884,117 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Mindhunters | $608,830 | -- | 1,040 | -- | $585 | $608,830 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 10 | XXX: State of the Union | $604,805 | 88% | 2,387 | -1093 | $253 | $22,812,158 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
