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. 20 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 20 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scary Movie 4 | $1,977,004 | -3% | 3,602 | -- | $549 | $50,661,602 | 1 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 2 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $1,470,502 | -6% | 3,873 | -96 | $380 | $155,061,844 | 3 | Fox |
| 3 | The Wild | $830,167 | -4% | 2,854 | -- | $291 | $13,907,871 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The Benchwarmers | $809,068 | 0% | 3,282 | 8 | $247 | $39,844,291 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Take the Lead | $606,529 | 2% | 3,009 | 0 | $202 | $25,310,933 | 2 | New Line |
| 6 | Inside Man | $508,338 | 5% | 2,477 | -390 | $205 | $77,568,430 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Lucky Number Slevin | $440,147 | 0% | 1,989 | 5 | $221 | $16,199,098 | 2 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 8 | Thank You for Smoking | $340,339 | -1% | 1,015 | 716 | $335 | $12,998,601 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Failure to Launch | $249,999 | 2% | 1,950 | -666 | $128 | $84,195,347 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | V for Vendetta | $212,923 | 2% | 1,380 | -623 | $154 | $66,959,675 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
