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, Oct. 3 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 3 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $1,072,845 | -70% | 3,424 | 0 | $313 | $46,983,920 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Serenity | $732,632 | -69% | 2,188 | -- | $335 | $10,819,348 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | A History of Violence | $728,972 | -65% | 1,340 | -- | $544 | $9,353,006 | 2 | New Line |
| 4 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $587,720 | -79% | 3,204 | 0 | $183 | $33,774,621 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Into the Blue | $537,654 | -70% | 2,789 | -- | $193 | $7,595,515 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Just Like Heaven | $415,393 | -71% | 3,543 | 34 | $117 | $38,838,333 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $312,285 | -70% | 3,004 | -41 | $104 | $68,813,981 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $276,092 | -72% | 1,014 | -- | $272 | $3,933,828 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $247,407 | -66% | 2,152 | -429 | $115 | $101,655,076 | 7 | Universal |
| 10 | Lord of War | $234,253 | -67% | 2,125 | -689 | $110 | $21,878,549 | 3 | Lionsgate |
