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, Mar. 2 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 2 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion | $1,001,858 | -7% | 2,194 | -- | $457 | $35,099,287 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Eight Below | $841,409 | 14% | 3,072 | 6 | $274 | $48,500,129 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | The Pink Panther (2006) | $504,397 | 17% | 3,313 | -164 | $152 | $62,784,826 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Date Movie | $441,979 | 11% | 2,898 | 2 | $153 | $35,578,852 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Firewall | $404,103 | 8% | 2,740 | -100 | $147 | $38,909,019 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Final Destination 3 | $364,897 | 2% | 2,726 | -154 | $134 | $46,488,845 | 3 | New Line |
| 7 | Curious George | $351,544 | 8% | 2,609 | 37 | $135 | $44,781,778 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Brokeback Mountain | $286,436 | 14% | 1,359 | -241 | $211 | $76,431,485 | 12 | Focus |
| 9 | Running Scared | $274,824 | 0% | 1,611 | -- | $171 | $4,590,409 | 1 | New Line |
| 10 | Freedomland | $223,800 | 2% | 2,361 | 0 | $95 | $11,671,795 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
