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. 25 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, May. 25 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $8,652,562 | -13% | 3,661 | -- | $2,363 | $191,360,442 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Monster-in-Law | $1,218,177 | -2% | 3,424 | 0 | $356 | $48,177,166 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | Kicking & Screaming | $747,870 | 3% | 3,470 | 15 | $216 | $36,696,356 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Crash (2005) | $561,837 | -3% | 1,905 | 29 | $295 | $29,486,401 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | Unleashed | $391,684 | -7% | 1,962 | 5 | $200 | $19,202,560 | 2 | Rogue |
| 6 | Kingdom of Heaven | $347,179 | -9% | 2,808 | -411 | $124 | $42,432,415 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | House of Wax | $301,675 | -3% | 2,766 | -345 | $109 | $27,902,681 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Interpreter | $271,382 | -4% | 2,164 | -438 | $125 | $66,282,288 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | $208,601 | 2% | 2,211 | -559 | $94 | $47,570,749 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | Mindhunters | $118,011 | -5% | 1,040 | 0 | $113 | $3,935,710 | 2 | Dimension Films |
