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 Mon, Aug. 8 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Aug. 8 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dukes of Hazzard | $4,168,093 | -48% | 3,785 | -- | $1,101 | $34,843,150 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Wedding Crashers | $2,165,038 | -55% | 3,106 | 76 | $697 | $145,809,005 | 4 | New Line |
| 3 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $1,857,686 | -44% | 3,702 | -73 | $502 | $171,284,202 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Sky High | $1,307,435 | -50% | 2,912 | 7 | $449 | $33,317,349 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | March of the Penguins | $1,087,686 | -54% | 1,867 | 1089 | $583 | $27,500,118 | 7 | Warner Independent |
| 6 | Must Love Dogs | $922,855 | -54% | 2,505 | 0 | $368 | $27,145,448 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Stealth | $752,449 | -58% | 3,495 | 0 | $215 | $25,336,212 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Fantastic Four | $555,163 | -57% | 2,339 | -405 | $237 | $144,547,929 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | The Island (2005) | $481,791 | -53% | 2,138 | -1000 | $225 | $31,425,186 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | War of the Worlds | $452,347 | -57% | 1,940 | -384 | $233 | $225,055,055 | 6 | Paramount |
