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 Fri, Nov. 25 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Nov. 25 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $22,771,834 | 84% | 3,858 | 0 | $5,902 | $169,055,561 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Walk the Line | $7,600,544 | 70% | 3,138 | 177 | $2,422 | $42,396,905 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) | $7,150,323 | 94% | 3,206 | -- | $2,230 | $14,009,618 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Chicken Little | $5,181,127 | 161% | 3,475 | -39 | $1,491 | $111,010,380 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | Rent | $4,296,201 | 81% | 2,433 | -- | $1,766 | $11,419,401 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Just Friends | $3,648,894 | 70% | 2,505 | -- | $1,457 | $7,702,351 | 1 | New Line |
| 7 | Pride & Prejudice (2005) | $2,769,715 | 129% | 1,299 | 1078 | $2,132 | $11,649,671 | 3 | Focus |
| 8 | Derailed | $1,768,374 | 88% | 2,061 | -386 | $858 | $26,465,322 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 9 | In the Mix | $1,747,538 | 98% | 1,608 | -- | $1,087 | $3,437,727 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Ice Harvest | $1,455,115 | 90% | 1,550 | -- | $939 | $2,761,694 | 1 | Focus |
