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, Dec. 21 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 21 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $4,940,712 | 1% | 3,680 | 64 | $1,343 | $127,680,364 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | King Kong (2005) | $4,870,555 | -7% | 3,568 | 1 | $1,365 | $81,934,501 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $3,761,503 | -- | 3,056 | -- | $1,231 | $3,761,503 | 0 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $2,549,846 | -- | 3,100 | -- | $823 | $2,549,846 | 0 | Fox |
| 5 | The Family Stone | $1,534,324 | -11% | 2,469 | -- | $621 | $17,504,765 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $1,007,072 | 0% | 2,750 | -575 | $366 | $255,497,236 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Syriana | $745,981 | -7% | 1,775 | 23 | $420 | $24,771,572 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Walk the Line | $435,338 | -23% | 1,853 | -896 | $235 | $84,134,567 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) | $331,196 | -44% | 2,723 | -487 | $122 | $46,662,783 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Pride & Prejudice (2005) | $316,111 | 9% | 1,141 | -194 | $277 | $30,037,632 | 6 | Focus |
