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 Thu, Feb. 9 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 9 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When a Stranger Calls (2006) | $735,500 | 6% | 2,999 | -- | $245 | $24,845,517 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Brokeback Mountain | $571,218 | -3% | 2,089 | 435 | $273 | $62,466,014 | 9 | Focus |
| 3 | Big Momma's House 2 | $552,142 | 7% | 3,261 | 0 | $169 | $47,976,155 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Underworld: Evolution | $421,107 | 5% | 2,870 | -337 | $147 | $54,746,692 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | Nanny McPhee | $354,482 | 0% | 2,146 | 151 | $165 | $28,014,643 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Walk the Line | $263,763 | 4% | 1,577 | 376 | $167 | $111,650,966 | 12 | Fox |
| 7 | Annapolis | $257,358 | 5% | 1,607 | 2 | $160 | $13,939,009 | 2 | Disney |
| 8 | Something New | $251,809 | 9% | 1,265 | -- | $199 | $5,965,242 | 1 | Focus |
| 9 | Capote | $213,145 | 2% | 1,239 | -- | $172 | $14,273,765 | 19 | Sony Classics |
| 10 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | $208,794 | 24% | 1,716 | -454 | $122 | $282,673,486 | 9 | Disney |
