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 Wed, Oct. 26 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 26 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doom | $731,421 | -17% | 3,044 | -- | $240 | $18,136,721 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | North Country | $523,618 | -6% | 2,555 | -- | $205 | $8,041,261 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $479,873 | -2% | 2,007 | -- | $239 | $10,699,550 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Elizabethtown | $354,888 | -4% | 2,517 | 0 | $141 | $19,945,368 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $343,603 | 1% | 3,472 | -184 | $99 | $45,022,748 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | In Her Shoes | $340,410 | 2% | 2,237 | -603 | $152 | $27,159,692 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Flightplan | $304,394 | -1% | 2,513 | -598 | $121 | $78,213,173 | 5 | Disney |
| 8 | The Fog (2005) | $300,645 | -4% | 2,972 | 0 | $101 | $21,876,101 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | A History of Violence | $216,165 | -5% | 1,308 | -40 | $165 | $26,734,561 | 5 | New Line |
| 10 | Domino | $207,523 | -9% | 2,223 | 0 | $93 | $9,268,782 | 2 | New Line |
