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, Jan. 4 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 4 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $1,900,295 | -26% | 3,853 | 0 | $493 | $230,183,703 | 4 | Disney |
| 2 | King Kong (2005) | $1,614,401 | -29% | 3,627 | 51 | $445 | $178,441,860 | 3 | Universal |
| 3 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $1,321,841 | -25% | 3,056 | 0 | $433 | $67,685,071 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $1,012,625 | -31% | 3,211 | 36 | $315 | $57,165,243 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $976,251 | -10% | 1,547 | 0 | $631 | $32,694,347 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Rumor Has It | $817,342 | -15% | 2,815 | 0 | $290 | $28,648,794 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Family Stone | $687,821 | -17% | 2,464 | -5 | $279 | $47,847,179 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The Ringer | $519,793 | -33% | 1,853 | 24 | $281 | $22,951,501 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $470,955 | -27% | 2,316 | -108 | $203 | $278,201,003 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Wolf Creek | $316,467 | -26% | 1,761 | 12 | $180 | $13,902,681 | 2 | Weinstein / Dimension |
