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. 8 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 8 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Little | $2,230,789 | 16% | 3,654 | -- | $611 | $44,196,400 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Jarhead | $1,868,588 | -5% | 2,411 | -- | $775 | $31,559,770 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Saw II | $1,130,942 | -7% | 2,949 | 0 | $384 | $62,466,254 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Legend of Zorro | $628,584 | 11% | 3,520 | 0 | $179 | $31,510,401 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Prime | $403,691 | 13% | 1,837 | 10 | $220 | $14,098,181 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $322,810 | 21% | 2,617 | 126 | $123 | $24,408,658 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Weather Man | $242,741 | 14% | 1,510 | 0 | $161 | $9,094,728 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | North Country | $207,631 | 22% | 2,211 | -344 | $94 | $16,029,044 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Doom | $158,700 | 7% | 1,983 | -1059 | $80 | $26,720,141 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Flightplan | $151,552 | 13% | 1,445 | -321 | $105 | $84,697,237 | 7 | Disney |
