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. 24 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 24 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underworld: Evolution | $1,648,339 | -16% | 3,207 | -- | $514 | $30,457,575 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Brokeback Mountain | $724,282 | 12% | 1,196 | 513 | $606 | $43,123,614 | 7 | Focus |
| 3 | Last Holiday | $457,682 | -1% | 2,514 | 0 | $182 | $26,914,565 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Glory Road | $439,884 | -16% | 2,396 | 174 | $184 | $28,671,973 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $358,999 | -9% | 2,757 | -467 | $130 | $272,605,808 | 7 | Disney |
| 6 | Hoodwinked | $352,261 | -32% | 3,002 | 608 | $117 | $29,503,319 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 7 | Hostel | $347,485 | -4% | 2,258 | -79 | $154 | $43,385,873 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | $333,861 | -3% | 2,826 | -413 | $118 | $102,047,284 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $282,807 | 20% | 1,404 | -250 | $201 | $51,710,540 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | End of the Spear | $275,002 | -5% | 1,163 | -- | $236 | $4,848,538 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
