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, Jun. 5 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jun. 5 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Break-Up | $3,914,444 | -62% | 3,070 | -- | $1,275 | $43,087,016 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $2,932,133 | -69% | 3,714 | 24 | $789 | $178,279,979 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Over the Hedge | $1,720,464 | -72% | 3,993 | -100 | $431 | $114,080,303 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Da Vinci Code | $1,678,762 | -68% | 3,757 | 3 | $447 | $173,645,342 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible III | $414,639 | -68% | 2,667 | -386 | $155 | $123,086,933 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Poseidon | $326,297 | -67% | 2,720 | -525 | $120 | $52,091,865 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | RV | $292,411 | -68% | 2,181 | -300 | $134 | $62,001,492 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | See No Evil | $203,691 | -65% | 1,270 | 0 | $160 | $12,608,362 | 3 | Lionsgate |
