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. 18 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, May. 18 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monster-in-Law | $1,609,444 | -11% | 3,424 | -- | $470 | $28,304,678 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Kicking & Screaming | $725,050 | -18% | 3,455 | -- | $210 | $22,785,630 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Kingdom of Heaven | $611,462 | -19% | 3,219 | 3 | $190 | $37,273,880 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Crash (2005) | $585,890 | -13% | 1,876 | 12 | $312 | $21,561,969 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Unleashed | $582,794 | -27% | 1,957 | -- | $298 | $13,263,333 | 1 | Rogue |
| 6 | House of Wax | $372,496 | -19% | 3,111 | 0 | $120 | $23,298,764 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Interpreter | $339,811 | -9% | 2,602 | -212 | $131 | $62,241,660 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $332,836 | -14% | 2,770 | -363 | $120 | $44,645,174 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Mindhunters | $153,412 | -18% | 1,040 | -- | $148 | $2,453,336 | 1 | Dimension Films |
| 10 | XXX: State of the Union | $107,268 | -20% | 2,387 | -1093 | $45 | $24,718,963 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
