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 Tue, Aug. 1 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 1 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Vice | $2,780,611 | -9% | 3,021 | -- | $920 | $31,553,481 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $2,749,495 | 6% | 3,834 | -299 | $717 | $363,839,440 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | John Tucker Must Die | $2,236,682 | -9% | 2,560 | -- | $874 | $18,973,949 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Monster House | $1,821,654 | 12% | 3,553 | 0 | $513 | $47,483,237 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Ant Bully | $1,515,703 | 20% | 3,050 | -- | $497 | $11,207,435 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | You, Me and Dupree | $1,072,131 | 6% | 2,820 | -317 | $380 | $61,206,749 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | Lady in the Water | $982,225 | 0% | 3,235 | 0 | $304 | $34,160,880 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Devil Wears Prada | $818,861 | 16% | 1,778 | -470 | $461 | $108,081,187 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | Clerks II | $641,632 | -6% | 2,150 | 0 | $298 | $19,864,762 | 2 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 10 | Little Man | $625,482 | 3% | 2,175 | -362 | $288 | $51,416,747 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
