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. 10 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 10 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $2,715,457 | -45% | 3,645 | -- | $745 | $18,764,087 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Flightplan | $1,322,980 | -54% | 3,323 | -101 | $398 | $62,238,494 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | In Her Shoes | $1,280,064 | -54% | 2,808 | -- | $456 | $11,296,952 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Two for the Money | $1,111,094 | -51% | 2,391 | -- | $465 | $9,815,177 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | $922,828 | -52% | 3,004 | -200 | $307 | $43,038,024 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Waiting... | $851,091 | -52% | 1,652 | -- | $515 | $6,873,292 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | A History of Violence | $759,493 | -45% | 1,340 | 0 | $567 | $17,154,216 | 3 | New Line |
| 8 | Serenity | $700,876 | -54% | 2,189 | 1 | $320 | $18,721,549 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | $637,791 | -39% | 1,810 | 796 | $352 | $9,318,929 | 2 | Disney |
| 10 | Into the Blue | $575,041 | -57% | 2,789 | 0 | $206 | $14,478,111 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
