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, Jul. 13 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 13 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantastic Four | $5,085,176 | -7% | 3,602 | -- | $1,412 | $72,804,975 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | War of the Worlds | $2,984,510 | -3% | 3,910 | 2 | $763 | $174,317,641 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Batman Begins | $1,313,374 | 0% | 3,344 | -421 | $393 | $175,842,101 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) | $1,114,937 | 0% | 2,781 | -204 | $401 | $161,953,279 | 5 | Fox |
| 5 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | $1,109,341 | 9% | 3,002 | -519 | $370 | $51,287,424 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Dark Water | $1,062,812 | -4% | 2,657 | -- | $400 | $13,307,715 | 1 | Disney |
| 7 | Bewitched | $901,385 | 0% | 3,014 | -174 | $299 | $53,604,017 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Madagascar | $675,978 | 6% | 2,162 | -364 | $313 | $181,121,614 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Rebound | $449,744 | 5% | 2,464 | 0 | $183 | $12,798,162 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | $358,912 | 2% | 1,355 | -404 | $265 | $371,860,977 | 8 | Fox |
