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 Sun, Sep. 11 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Sep. 11 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $6,821,883 | -43% | 2,981 | -- | $2,288 | $30,054,493 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Transporter 2 | $1,965,437 | -38% | 3,320 | 17 | $592 | $30,320,110 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $1,829,618 | -47% | 2,974 | 73 | $615 | $82,125,543 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | The Constant Gardener | $1,153,096 | -47% | 1,381 | 35 | $835 | $19,019,974 | 2 | Focus |
| 5 | The Man | $1,031,223 | -41% | 2,040 | -- | $506 | $4,066,935 | 1 | New Line |
| 6 | Red Eye | $1,010,420 | -50% | 3,076 | -58 | $328 | $51,173,741 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Brothers Grimm | $887,087 | -41% | 2,750 | -348 | $323 | $33,302,177 | 3 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 8 | March of the Penguins | $784,263 | -35% | 2,403 | -103 | $326 | $66,976,780 | 12 | Warner Independent |
| 9 | Four Brothers | $760,682 | -42% | 2,093 | -342 | $363 | $68,272,545 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Wedding Crashers | $738,871 | -52% | 2,181 | -235 | $339 | $200,046,179 | 9 | New Line |
