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 Tue, Jun. 7 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 7 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | $2,674,785 | 5% | 4,142 | 11 | $646 | $105,599,478 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $2,345,582 | -3% | 3,650 | -13 | $643 | $312,657,310 | 3 | Fox |
| 3 | The Longest Yard (2005) | $2,281,192 | 0% | 3,634 | 0 | $628 | $100,341,561 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Cinderella Man | $1,729,191 | 2% | 2,812 | -- | $615 | $21,737,882 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | $1,117,464 | 7% | 2,583 | -- | $433 | $15,740,126 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Monster-in-Law | $700,775 | 7% | 3,025 | -205 | $232 | $72,473,809 | 4 | New Line |
| 7 | Lords of Dogtown | $491,686 | -11% | 1,865 | -- | $264 | $6,665,237 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Crash (2005) | $388,450 | 12% | 1,319 | -361 | $295 | $41,668,884 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Kicking & Screaming | $264,785 | 16% | 1,827 | -1139 | $145 | $48,214,047 | 4 | Universal |
