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. 18 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jan. 18 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glory Road | $635,212 | -8% | 2,222 | -- | $286 | $18,256,260 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Hostel | $598,544 | -12% | 2,337 | 142 | $256 | $37,850,929 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Last Holiday | $551,945 | -11% | 2,514 | -- | $220 | $16,678,409 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $498,854 | -12% | 3,224 | -290 | $155 | $265,087,704 | 6 | Disney |
| 5 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $441,472 | -6% | 3,239 | 57 | $136 | $95,155,116 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Hoodwinked | $415,000 | -18% | 2,394 | -- | $173 | $17,801,471 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $391,321 | 1% | 1,654 | 65 | $237 | $48,096,564 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Munich | $381,652 | 0% | 1,498 | 13 | $255 | $34,569,004 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | King Kong (2005) | $366,135 | -7% | 2,814 | -668 | $130 | $205,287,451 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | Tristan and Isolde | $323,299 | -10% | 1,845 | -- | $175 | $8,292,511 | 1 | Fox |
