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 Thu, Oct. 6 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Oct. 6 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flightplan | $1,024,378 | 7% | 3,424 | 0 | $299 | $50,151,770 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | A History of Violence | $630,554 | 5% | 1,340 | -- | $471 | $11,327,142 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | Serenity | $589,265 | 6% | 2,188 | -- | $269 | $12,668,274 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $543,578 | 0% | 3,204 | 0 | $170 | $35,603,973 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Into the Blue | $477,797 | 10% | 2,789 | -- | $171 | $9,072,614 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Just Like Heaven | $440,886 | 9% | 3,543 | 34 | $124 | $40,167,166 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | $286,087 | 8% | 3,004 | -41 | $95 | $69,687,354 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | $279,873 | 8% | 2,152 | -429 | $130 | $102,484,774 | 7 | Universal |
| 9 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $260,786 | -1% | 1,014 | -- | $257 | $4,775,966 | 1 | Disney |
| 10 | Lord of War | $235,346 | 4% | 2,125 | -689 | $111 | $22,595,270 | 3 | Lionsgate |
