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, Dec. 30 2005
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Dec. 30 2005 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $9,703,593 | 9% | 3,853 | 0 | $2,518 | $201,696,748 | 4 | Disney |
| 2 | King Kong (2005) | $8,813,271 | 24% | 3,627 | 59 | $2,430 | $151,547,067 | 3 | Universal |
| 3 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $6,126,652 | 30% | 3,056 | 0 | $2,005 | $49,709,426 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $5,640,650 | 9% | 3,211 | 36 | $1,757 | $41,467,153 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Rumor Has It | $3,215,342 | 29% | 2,815 | -- | $1,142 | $18,293,302 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $2,787,264 | 18% | 1,547 | 0 | $1,802 | $23,205,319 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Family Stone | $2,772,272 | 24% | 2,464 | -5 | $1,125 | $38,808,859 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The Ringer | $2,436,185 | 27% | 1,853 | 24 | $1,315 | $16,037,651 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $2,066,610 | 1% | 2,316 | -205 | $892 | $271,519,718 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Wolf Creek | $1,426,009 | 31% | 1,761 | -- | $810 | $9,827,594 | 2 | Weinstein / Dimension |
