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 Thu, Jul. 7 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jul. 7 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | War of the Worlds | $6,187,462 | -13% | 3,908 | 0 | $1,583 | $134,508,687 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Batman Begins | $2,208,160 | -6% | 3,765 | 0 | $586 | $161,891,777 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | $1,669,174 | -7% | 3,521 | 0 | $474 | $42,230,261 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Bewitched | $1,494,303 | -8% | 3,188 | 14 | $469 | $45,351,846 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) | $1,481,333 | -5% | 2,985 | -55 | $496 | $150,796,522 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | Madagascar | $992,796 | -10% | 2,526 | -422 | $393 | $175,250,001 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Rebound | $805,566 | -7% | 2,464 | -- | $327 | $8,490,142 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $530,497 | -8% | 1,759 | -213 | $302 | $368,215,583 | 7 | Fox |
| 9 | The Longest Yard (2005) | $486,314 | -8% | 1,790 | 0 | $272 | $150,254,576 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | George A. Romero's Land of the Dead | $439,982 | -9% | 2,253 | 4 | $195 | $18,183,108 | 2 | Universal |
