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. 30 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 30 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $1,906,778 | 4% | 2,868 | 23 | $665 | $52,309,779 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | The Brothers Grimm | $1,298,485 | -7% | 3,087 | -- | $421 | $17,786,790 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 3 | Red Eye | $973,317 | 0% | 3,091 | 12 | $315 | $34,509,612 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Four Brothers | $734,716 | -2% | 2,649 | 0 | $277 | $56,858,921 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Wedding Crashers | $697,195 | 10% | 2,737 | -183 | $255 | $188,869,738 | 7 | New Line |
| 6 | March of the Penguins | $625,836 | 19% | 2,394 | 292 | $261 | $57,043,547 | 10 | Warner Independent |
| 7 | The Cave | $512,584 | -7% | 2,195 | -- | $234 | $7,210,616 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | The Skeleton Key | $473,742 | -3% | 2,784 | 10 | $170 | $39,011,445 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Valiant | $421,004 | 20% | 2,016 | 2 | $209 | $12,477,176 | 2 | Disney |
| 10 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $418,555 | 21% | 2,005 | -570 | $209 | $198,344,098 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
