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 Mon, May. 22 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 22 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Da Vinci Code | $8,811,470 | -58% | 3,735 | -- | $2,359 | $85,885,015 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Over the Hedge | $3,268,365 | -73% | 4,059 | -- | $805 | $41,726,416 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible III | $1,115,378 | -64% | 3,450 | -609 | $323 | $104,652,856 | 3 | Paramount |
| 4 | Poseidon | $821,521 | -67% | 3,555 | 0 | $231 | $37,626,296 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | RV | $465,314 | -68% | 2,925 | -611 | $159 | $50,785,145 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | See No Evil | $377,375 | -67% | 1,257 | -- | $300 | $4,959,285 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Just My Luck | $325,247 | -62% | 2,543 | 2 | $128 | $10,793,181 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $155,211 | -57% | 1,156 | -723 | $134 | $189,453,514 | 8 | Fox |
| 9 | United 93 | $143,672 | -62% | 1,308 | -563 | $110 | $28,400,540 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | An American Haunting | $132,759 | -61% | 1,265 | -438 | $105 | $13,578,580 | 3 | Freestyle |
