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 Sat, Oct. 29 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Oct. 29 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saw II | $11,061,406 | -9% | 2,949 | -- | $3,751 | $23,172,800 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Legend of Zorro | $6,589,903 | 23% | 3,520 | -- | $1,872 | $11,935,433 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $2,701,871 | 49% | 2,491 | 484 | $1,085 | $15,755,049 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Prime | $2,621,481 | 23% | 1,827 | -- | $1,435 | $4,749,883 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $1,931,143 | 66% | 2,935 | -537 | $658 | $48,492,333 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Weather Man | $1,796,220 | 29% | 1,510 | -- | $1,190 | $3,193,767 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Doom | $1,703,259 | 32% | 3,042 | -2 | $560 | $21,802,604 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | North Country | $1,558,949 | 42% | 2,555 | 0 | $610 | $11,210,046 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Fog (2005) | $1,436,450 | 38% | 2,587 | -385 | $555 | $24,681,849 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Flightplan | $1,252,732 | 47% | 1,766 | -747 | $709 | $80,653,545 | 6 | Disney |
