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, Sep. 26 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 26 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $1,886,235 | -68% | 3,424 | -- | $551 | $26,517,207 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $1,022,323 | -79% | 3,204 | 3199 | $319 | $20,678,736 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Just Like Heaven | $690,457 | -70% | 3,509 | 1 | $197 | $30,508,470 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $540,516 | -69% | 3,045 | 62 | $178 | $62,797,096 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | Lord of War | $478,781 | -67% | 2,814 | 0 | $170 | $17,862,828 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Roll Bounce | $365,918 | -80% | 1,625 | -- | $225 | $7,936,334 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $348,294 | -65% | 2,581 | -425 | $135 | $97,292,461 | 6 | Universal |
| 8 | The Constant Gardener | $197,473 | -65% | 1,282 | -105 | $154 | $27,869,235 | 4 | Focus |
| 9 | Transporter 2 | $190,461 | -67% | 1,726 | -1079 | $110 | $40,095,895 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | Cry Wolf | $152,083 | -69% | 1,787 | -2 | $85 | $7,611,123 | 2 | Rogue |
