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, Jun. 23 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jun. 23 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Click | $14,426,300 | -- | 3,749 | -- | $3,848 | $14,426,300 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Cars | $6,432,119 | 55% | 3,949 | -39 | $1,629 | $139,808,801 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | Nacho Libre | $3,932,683 | 44% | 3,083 | 13 | $1,276 | $44,454,657 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | Waist Deep | $3,300,488 | -- | 1,004 | -- | $3,287 | $3,300,488 | 1 | Rogue |
| 5 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | $3,181,105 | 55% | 3,030 | 3 | $1,050 | $36,524,859 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | The Lake House | $2,834,470 | 55% | 2,645 | 0 | $1,072 | $23,779,483 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Break-Up | $1,990,798 | 47% | 2,906 | -240 | $685 | $99,630,368 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $1,526,313 | 45% | 2,981 | 35 | $512 | $12,800,223 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $1,412,377 | 65% | 2,408 | -404 | $587 | $221,074,932 | 5 | Fox |
| 10 | The Da Vinci Code | $1,098,089 | 54% | 1,911 | -502 | $575 | $202,638,475 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
