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 Fri, Jul. 22 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 22 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $9,066,905 | 41% | 3,790 | 20 | $2,392 | $94,871,787 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Wedding Crashers | $7,570,205 | 62% | 2,925 | 0 | $2,588 | $62,274,931 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | The Island (2005) | $4,202,544 | -- | 3,122 | -- | $1,346 | $4,202,544 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Bad News Bears | $4,150,968 | -- | 3,183 | -- | $1,304 | $4,150,968 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | Fantastic Four | $3,691,982 | 58% | 3,449 | -170 | $1,070 | $113,975,214 | 3 | Fox |
| 6 | The Devil's Rejects | $2,981,204 | -- | 1,757 | -- | $1,697 | $2,981,204 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Hustle and Flow | $2,859,588 | -- | 1,013 | -- | $2,823 | $2,859,588 | 1 | Paramount Classics |
| 8 | War of the Worlds | $2,619,905 | 55% | 3,265 | -459 | $802 | $202,112,516 | 4 | Paramount |
| 9 | Batman Begins | $1,224,612 | 54% | 2,275 | -535 | $538 | $187,605,929 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) | $1,126,278 | 68% | 1,916 | -454 | $588 | $172,068,628 | 7 | Fox |
