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. 23 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 23 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eight Below | $1,416,849 | 3% | 3,066 | -- | $462 | $29,334,153 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Pink Panther (2006) | $1,039,279 | 2% | 3,477 | 0 | $299 | $49,745,940 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Date Movie | $893,288 | -1% | 2,896 | -- | $308 | $24,688,128 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Curious George | $848,285 | 1% | 2,572 | 6 | $330 | $36,133,900 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | Final Destination 3 | $699,508 | -1% | 2,880 | 0 | $243 | $39,455,308 | 2 | New Line |
| 6 | Firewall | $636,114 | 1% | 2,840 | 0 | $224 | $30,611,975 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Freedomland | $355,873 | -7% | 2,361 | -- | $151 | $7,878,931 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Nanny McPhee | $321,657 | 4% | 2,001 | -147 | $161 | $40,230,699 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Brokeback Mountain | $318,163 | -6% | 1,600 | -366 | $199 | $73,124,182 | 11 | Focus |
| 10 | When a Stranger Calls (2006) | $281,287 | 4% | 2,629 | -375 | $107 | $42,956,166 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
