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 Thu, Jul. 6 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jul. 6 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superman Returns | $5,310,636 | -17% | 4,065 | 150 | $1,306 | $119,830,618 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Devil Wears Prada | $3,845,427 | -7% | 2,847 | -- | $1,351 | $48,093,180 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Click | $2,936,552 | -13% | 3,764 | 15 | $780 | $93,922,419 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Cars | $2,265,397 | -6% | 3,706 | -20 | $611 | $195,171,223 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | Nacho Libre | $928,258 | -12% | 3,082 | -1 | $301 | $70,475,187 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Lake House | $688,439 | -4% | 2,645 | 0 | $260 | $42,782,542 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | $641,327 | -9% | 2,670 | -181 | $240 | $54,887,086 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | $469,386 | -1% | 2,150 | -522 | $218 | $23,731,190 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | The Break-Up | $449,793 | -8% | 1,911 | -391 | $235 | $112,654,824 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | Waist Deep | $348,504 | -10% | 1,006 | 2 | $346 | $17,298,161 | 2 | Rogue |
