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 Sun, May. 7 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, May. 7 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible III | $12,701,123 | -31% | 4,054 | -- | $3,133 | $47,743,172 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | RV | $3,113,257 | -38% | 3,651 | 12 | $853 | $30,909,987 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | United 93 | $1,537,066 | -33% | 1,819 | 24 | $845 | $20,190,855 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | An American Haunting | $1,505,782 | -34% | 1,675 | -- | $899 | $5,784,611 | 1 | Freestyle |
| 5 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $1,309,007 | -31% | 2,426 | -696 | $540 | $183,435,127 | 6 | Fox |
| 6 | Stick It | $1,195,104 | -50% | 2,044 | 6 | $585 | $17,933,501 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Silent Hill | $1,100,523 | -36% | 2,556 | -376 | $431 | $40,919,411 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Hoot | $962,280 | -32% | 3,018 | -- | $319 | $3,369,825 | 1 | New Line |
| 9 | Akeelah and the Bee | $953,858 | -38% | 2,195 | 0 | $435 | $10,634,398 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | The Wild | $933,966 | -20% | 1,930 | -675 | $484 | $32,091,363 | 4 | Disney |
