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 Wed, Sep. 28 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 28 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $1,430,337 | -15% | 3,424 | -- | $418 | $29,627,600 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $780,000 | -14% | 3,204 | 3199 | $243 | $22,370,977 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Just Like Heaven | $558,449 | -12% | 3,509 | 1 | $159 | $31,703,752 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Lord of War | $425,386 | -7% | 2,814 | 0 | $151 | $18,747,486 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $421,934 | -13% | 3,045 | 62 | $139 | $63,704,139 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $321,715 | -4% | 2,581 | -425 | $125 | $97,949,905 | 6 | Universal |
| 7 | Roll Bounce | $215,659 | -24% | 1,625 | -- | $133 | $8,437,524 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | The Constant Gardener | $192,356 | 2% | 1,282 | -105 | $150 | $28,249,435 | 4 | Focus |
| 9 | Transporter 2 | $160,517 | -10% | 1,726 | -1079 | $93 | $40,433,913 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | March of the Penguins | $130,390 | -10% | 1,405 | -471 | $93 | $73,245,227 | 14 | Warner Independent |
