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 Fri, Feb. 10 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Feb. 10 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Destination 3 | $7,120,635 | -- | 2,880 | -- | $2,472 | $7,120,635 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | The Pink Panther (2006) | $5,892,044 | -- | 3,477 | -- | $1,695 | $5,892,044 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Firewall | $4,331,363 | -- | 2,840 | -- | $1,525 | $4,331,363 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Curious George | $3,759,832 | -- | 2,566 | -- | $1,465 | $3,759,832 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | When a Stranger Calls (2006) | $3,235,559 | 340% | 3,004 | 5 | $1,077 | $28,081,076 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | Big Momma's House 2 | $1,863,297 | 237% | 2,733 | -528 | $682 | $49,839,452 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Nanny McPhee | $1,159,626 | 227% | 2,148 | 2 | $540 | $29,174,269 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Brokeback Mountain | $1,142,309 | 100% | 1,966 | -123 | $581 | $63,608,323 | 10 | Focus |
| 9 | Something New | $702,044 | 179% | 1,265 | 0 | $555 | $6,667,286 | 2 | Focus |
| 10 | Underworld: Evolution | $682,453 | 62% | 1,835 | -1035 | $372 | $55,429,145 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
