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. 31 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 31 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Momma's House 2 | $1,068,271 | -17% | 3,261 | -- | $328 | $30,094,877 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Brokeback Mountain | $798,575 | 28% | 1,654 | 458 | $483 | $52,473,072 | 8 | Focus |
| 3 | Underworld: Evolution | $766,839 | -9% | 3,207 | 0 | $239 | $46,216,658 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Nanny McPhee | $539,105 | -19% | 1,995 | -- | $270 | $15,711,227 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Annapolis | $455,041 | -10% | 1,605 | -- | $284 | $8,640,691 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Walk the Line | $311,163 | 14% | 1,201 | 76 | $259 | $106,705,898 | 11 | Fox |
| 7 | Last Holiday | $273,213 | 2% | 2,442 | -72 | $112 | $33,172,540 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Glory Road | $248,749 | -9% | 2,397 | 1 | $104 | $35,469,312 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $245,575 | -8% | 2,170 | -587 | $113 | $278,382,160 | 8 | Disney |
| 10 | Hoodwinked | $239,818 | -20% | 3,020 | 18 | $79 | $38,304,989 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
