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, Jul. 21 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 21 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $9,992,553 | 54% | 4,133 | 0 | $2,418 | $296,676,485 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | Monster House | $7,362,582 | -- | 3,553 | -- | $2,072 | $7,362,582 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Lady in the Water | $6,851,073 | -- | 3,235 | -- | $2,118 | $6,851,073 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Clerks II | $4,020,253 | -- | 2,150 | -- | $1,870 | $4,020,253 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 5 | You, Me and Dupree | $3,983,784 | 58% | 3,137 | 6 | $1,270 | $36,517,375 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Little Man | $3,320,382 | 82% | 2,537 | 4 | $1,309 | $32,931,422 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | My Super Ex-Girlfriend | $2,731,358 | -- | 2,702 | -- | $1,011 | $2,731,358 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | The Devil Wears Prada | $2,175,554 | 33% | 2,248 | -562 | $968 | $92,321,621 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Superman Returns | $1,961,751 | 18% | 2,826 | -939 | $694 | $172,933,804 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Cars | $1,360,078 | 15% | 2,410 | -593 | $564 | $225,894,412 | 7 | Disney |
