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. 24 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 24 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doom | $1,034,421 | -72% | 3,044 | -- | $340 | $16,523,255 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $551,273 | -78% | 2,007 | -- | $275 | $9,728,772 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | North Country | $538,165 | -67% | 2,555 | -- | $211 | $6,961,407 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $417,919 | -83% | 3,472 | -184 | $120 | $44,338,777 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Elizabethtown | $369,476 | -70% | 2,517 | 0 | $147 | $19,219,127 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Fog (2005) | $347,990 | -76% | 2,972 | 0 | $117 | $21,262,749 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | In Her Shoes | $307,226 | -69% | 2,237 | -603 | $137 | $26,485,838 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | Flightplan | $305,802 | -72% | 2,513 | -598 | $122 | $77,600,233 | 5 | Disney |
| 9 | Domino | $237,432 | -64% | 2,223 | 0 | $107 | $8,834,069 | 2 | New Line |
| 10 | A History of Violence | $226,673 | -66% | 1,308 | -40 | $173 | $26,291,711 | 5 | New Line |
