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 Fri, May. 5 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, May. 5 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible III | $16,632,858 | -- | 4,054 | -- | $4,103 | $16,632,858 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | RV | $2,886,224 | 244% | 3,651 | 12 | $791 | $22,792,360 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | An American Haunting | $1,987,497 | -- | 1,675 | -- | $1,187 | $1,987,497 | 1 | Freestyle |
| 4 | Stick It | $1,877,474 | 368% | 2,044 | 6 | $919 | $14,331,440 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | United 93 | $1,500,021 | 104% | 1,819 | 24 | $825 | $16,343,159 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Silent Hill | $1,185,258 | 102% | 2,556 | -376 | $464 | $38,091,417 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Scary Movie 4 | $1,094,939 | 153% | 2,537 | -881 | $432 | $81,049,498 | 4 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 8 | Hoot | $983,815 | -- | 3,018 | -- | $326 | $983,815 | 1 | New Line |
| 9 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $943,993 | 177% | 2,426 | -696 | $389 | $180,216,845 | 6 | Fox |
| 10 | Akeelah and the Bee | $884,441 | 186% | 2,195 | 0 | $403 | $8,148,859 | 2 | Lionsgate |
