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. 15 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Nov. 15 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Little | $1,005,123 | -9% | 3,658 | 4 | $275 | $82,515,816 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Derailed | $836,772 | 6% | 2,443 | -- | $343 | $13,836,760 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 3 | Jarhead | $807,829 | 5% | 2,448 | 37 | $330 | $48,119,190 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | $641,183 | -14% | 1,652 | -- | $388 | $19,108,931 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | Saw II | $535,285 | -5% | 2,949 | 0 | $182 | $74,972,173 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Zathura | $447,918 | -11% | 3,223 | -- | $139 | $14,377,009 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Legend of Zorro | $326,629 | 4% | 3,053 | -467 | $107 | $39,910,767 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Prime | $240,900 | 13% | 1,781 | -56 | $135 | $19,373,265 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | $175,382 | 5% | 2,735 | 118 | $64 | $29,194,118 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | The Weather Man | $136,688 | 9% | 1,250 | -260 | $109 | $11,636,983 | 3 | Paramount |
