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. 28 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 28 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $8,756,040 | -5% | 3,853 | 173 | $2,273 | $183,117,278 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | King Kong (2005) | $7,116,250 | -10% | 3,576 | 8 | $1,990 | $135,632,850 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $5,074,557 | 2% | 3,175 | 75 | $1,598 | $30,648,528 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $4,708,136 | -7% | 3,056 | 0 | $1,541 | $38,867,873 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Rumor Has It | $2,505,841 | -2% | 2,815 | -- | $890 | $12,586,347 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $2,369,194 | -3% | 1,547 | 1495 | $1,531 | $18,061,187 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Family Stone | $2,233,356 | -5% | 2,469 | 0 | $905 | $33,801,499 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $2,062,537 | -6% | 2,424 | -326 | $851 | $267,412,289 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Ringer | $1,917,725 | -7% | 1,829 | -- | $1,049 | $11,683,244 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Wolf Creek | $1,090,530 | -17% | 1,749 | -- | $624 | $7,315,386 | 1 | Weinstein / Dimension |
