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. 23 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 23 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $2,901,436 | -4% | 2,845 | -- | $1,020 | $27,339,227 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Red Eye | $1,604,540 | -7% | 3,079 | -- | $521 | $19,495,458 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Four Brothers | $1,141,929 | -9% | 2,649 | 116 | $431 | $45,521,454 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Wedding Crashers | $1,019,545 | 4% | 2,920 | -211 | $349 | $179,661,376 | 6 | New Line |
| 5 | The Skeleton Key | $817,809 | 0% | 2,774 | 3 | $295 | $32,083,865 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | March of the Penguins | $731,563 | 4% | 2,102 | 39 | $348 | $49,875,766 | 9 | Warner Independent |
| 7 | Valiant | $629,018 | 4% | 2,014 | -- | $312 | $7,146,849 | 1 | Disney |
| 8 | The Dukes of Hazzard | $627,768 | 1% | 3,404 | -381 | $184 | $70,322,750 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $623,825 | 7% | 2,575 | -729 | $242 | $193,843,222 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Sky High | $496,113 | 9% | 2,145 | -662 | $231 | $51,816,675 | 4 | Disney |
