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 Sat, Feb. 25 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Feb. 25 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion | $12,400,696 | 18% | 2,194 | -- | $5,652 | $22,867,461 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Eight Below | $7,175,282 | 75% | 3,072 | 6 | $2,336 | $40,607,164 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | The Pink Panther (2006) | $5,088,960 | 71% | 3,313 | -164 | $1,536 | $57,813,595 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Date Movie | $3,903,563 | 22% | 2,898 | 2 | $1,347 | $31,801,425 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Firewall | $3,365,583 | 86% | 2,740 | -100 | $1,228 | $35,788,025 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Curious George | $3,235,724 | 98% | 2,609 | 37 | $1,240 | $40,999,780 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Final Destination 3 | $2,387,078 | 50% | 2,726 | -154 | $876 | $43,435,093 | 3 | New Line |
| 8 | Doogal | $1,552,390 | 78% | 2,318 | -- | $670 | $2,425,697 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Freedomland | $1,266,367 | 54% | 2,361 | 0 | $536 | $9,969,298 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | When a Stranger Calls (2006) | $1,141,353 | 35% | 2,060 | -569 | $554 | $44,945,423 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
