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 Tue, Jan. 10 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 10 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostel | $1,437,810 | -18% | 2,195 | -- | $655 | $22,743,175 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $875,438 | 0% | 3,514 | -339 | $249 | $249,525,634 | 5 | Disney |
| 3 | King Kong (2005) | $732,761 | -2% | 3,482 | -145 | $210 | $194,160,847 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $721,181 | 1% | 3,182 | 126 | $227 | $82,510,292 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Munich | $653,513 | -1% | 1,485 | 953 | $440 | $26,662,264 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $612,270 | 15% | 1,589 | 42 | $385 | $41,009,325 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Rumor Has It | $441,637 | 13% | 2,766 | -49 | $160 | $36,037,638 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Family Stone | $356,914 | 11% | 2,085 | -379 | $171 | $53,853,450 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | $343,949 | 5% | 3,108 | -103 | $111 | $67,227,765 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | Casanova | $330,246 | 6% | 1,004 | 967 | $329 | $5,621,149 | 3 | Disney |
