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 Tue, Mar. 14 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Mar. 14 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Failure to Launch | $2,134,995 | 5% | 3,057 | -- | $698 | $28,584,407 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Shaggy Dog (2006) | $1,489,870 | 4% | 3,501 | -- | $426 | $19,226,874 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | The Hills Have Eyes (2006) | $1,295,115 | -12% | 2,620 | -- | $494 | $18,468,169 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | 16 Blocks | $686,138 | 3% | 2,706 | 0 | $254 | $24,160,761 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Eight Below | $618,896 | 11% | 2,970 | -152 | $208 | $67,742,643 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | The Pink Panther (2006) | $373,046 | 11% | 2,302 | -722 | $162 | $75,362,421 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Ultraviolet | $352,426 | -3% | 2,558 | 0 | $138 | $15,548,717 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion | $347,769 | -8% | 1,812 | -382 | $192 | $56,429,549 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Aquamarine | $325,374 | 0% | 2,538 | 26 | $128 | $13,025,539 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Curious George | $301,722 | 11% | 1,942 | -648 | $155 | $53,157,102 | 5 | Universal |
