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 Sat, Oct. 1 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Oct. 1 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $6,723,821 | 49% | 3,424 | 0 | $1,964 | $42,344,034 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $4,441,026 | 58% | 3,204 | 0 | $1,386 | $30,401,227 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Serenity | $3,741,772 | -5% | 2,188 | -- | $1,710 | $7,691,454 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | A History of Violence | $3,431,991 | 31% | 1,340 | 1326 | $2,561 | $6,564,487 | 2 | New Line |
| 5 | Into the Blue | $2,872,708 | 19% | 2,789 | -- | $1,030 | $5,284,035 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Just Like Heaven | $2,791,964 | 45% | 3,543 | 34 | $788 | $37,011,375 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Roll Bounce | $2,040,218 | 100% | 1,661 | 36 | $1,228 | $11,706,393 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $1,988,952 | 48% | 3,004 | -41 | $662 | $67,451,387 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $1,601,084 | 48% | 1,014 | -- | $1,579 | $2,684,812 | 1 | Disney |
| 10 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $1,463,954 | 58% | 2,152 | -429 | $680 | $100,676,176 | 7 | Universal |
