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 Mon, May. 16 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 16 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monster-in-Law | $1,784,210 | -69% | 3,424 | -- | $521 | $24,891,070 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Kicking & Screaming | $1,019,756 | -81% | 3,455 | -- | $295 | $21,181,215 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Unleashed | $977,946 | -69% | 1,957 | -- | $500 | $11,880,243 | 1 | Rogue |
| 4 | Kingdom of Heaven | $812,490 | -70% | 3,219 | 3 | $252 | $35,908,735 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Crash (2005) | $690,409 | -65% | 1,876 | 12 | $368 | $20,306,073 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | House of Wax | $516,768 | -69% | 3,111 | 0 | $166 | $22,464,811 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $407,574 | -72% | 2,770 | -363 | $147 | $43,925,092 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | The Interpreter | $364,044 | -67% | 2,602 | -212 | $140 | $61,526,673 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Mindhunters | $201,365 | -63% | 1,040 | -- | $194 | $2,113,897 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 10 | The Amityville Horror (2005) | $150,678 | -61% | 1,434 | -1044 | $105 | $63,234,590 | 5 | MGM |
