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, Nov. 9 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Nov. 9 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | $3,624,729 | -- | 1,652 | -- | $2,194 | $3,624,729 | 0 | Paramount |
| 2 | Chicken Little | $1,615,173 | -28% | 3,654 | -- | $442 | $45,811,573 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Jarhead | $1,553,293 | -17% | 2,411 | -- | $644 | $33,113,063 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Saw II | $977,794 | -14% | 2,949 | 0 | $332 | $63,444,048 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | The Legend of Zorro | $535,525 | -15% | 3,520 | 0 | $152 | $32,045,926 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Prime | $394,172 | -2% | 1,837 | 10 | $215 | $14,492,353 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $274,508 | -15% | 2,617 | 126 | $105 | $24,683,166 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | The Weather Man | $240,950 | -1% | 1,510 | 0 | $160 | $9,335,678 | 2 | Paramount |
| 9 | North Country | $198,283 | -5% | 2,211 | -344 | $90 | $16,227,327 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Flightplan | $145,095 | -4% | 1,445 | -321 | $100 | $84,842,332 | 7 | Disney |
