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, Apr. 6 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 6 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $3,077,426 | -4% | 3,964 | -- | $776 | $81,926,680 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Inside Man | $1,061,889 | -4% | 2,830 | 12 | $375 | $56,884,570 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | V for Vendetta | $560,057 | 3% | 2,910 | -455 | $192 | $58,896,865 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Failure to Launch | $513,699 | 7% | 3,074 | -128 | $167 | $75,015,930 | 4 | Paramount |
| 5 | ATL | $424,508 | 0% | 1,602 | -- | $265 | $13,505,176 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | She's the Man | $265,886 | 9% | 2,552 | -79 | $104 | $27,644,324 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Shaggy Dog (2006) | $251,096 | 8% | 2,929 | -492 | $86 | $54,497,981 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Stay Alive | $243,592 | 1% | 2,009 | 0 | $121 | $18,282,386 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | Slither | $233,900 | -7% | 1,945 | -- | $120 | $4,950,747 | 1 | Universal |
| 10 | Basic Instinct 2 | $222,379 | -9% | 1,453 | -- | $153 | $4,206,795 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
