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, Aug. 16 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 16 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Brothers | $2,493,331 | -10% | 2,533 | -- | $984 | $26,454,016 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Skeleton Key | $1,773,420 | -8% | 2,771 | -- | $640 | $19,756,798 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Wedding Crashers | $1,553,436 | 3% | 3,131 | 25 | $496 | $166,931,069 | 5 | New Line |
| 4 | The Dukes of Hazzard | $1,504,550 | -5% | 3,785 | 0 | $398 | $60,553,426 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $1,141,486 | 0% | 3,304 | -398 | $345 | $186,225,024 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | March of the Penguins | $1,121,722 | 11% | 2,063 | 196 | $544 | $39,857,758 | 8 | Warner Independent |
| 7 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | $1,042,697 | -7% | 3,127 | -- | $333 | $11,790,300 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Sky High | $905,839 | 2% | 2,807 | -105 | $323 | $45,296,177 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Must Love Dogs | $587,778 | 7% | 2,420 | -85 | $243 | $35,743,991 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Fantastic Four | $294,435 | 1% | 1,617 | -722 | $182 | $149,100,154 | 6 | Fox |
