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 Tue, Nov. 1 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 1 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saw II | $2,621,926 | -42% | 2,949 | -- | $889 | $38,872,298 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Legend of Zorro | $981,339 | -20% | 3,520 | -- | $279 | $18,534,066 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Prime | $511,597 | 14% | 1,827 | -- | $280 | $7,178,972 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | The Weather Man | $385,714 | 1% | 1,510 | -- | $255 | $5,017,001 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $382,604 | -23% | 2,491 | 484 | $154 | $18,255,575 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Doom | $365,801 | -4% | 3,042 | -2 | $120 | $23,783,038 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | North Country | $356,954 | 2% | 2,555 | 0 | $140 | $12,817,329 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | $225,111 | -33% | 2,935 | -537 | $77 | $50,256,763 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Elizabethtown | $209,324 | 15% | 2,137 | -380 | $98 | $23,091,422 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | Flightplan | $197,553 | -17% | 1,766 | -747 | $112 | $81,711,353 | 6 | Disney |
