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 Sat, Aug. 5 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Aug. 5 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $16,034,182 | -11% | 3,803 | -- | $4,216 | $34,050,324 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Barnyard: The Original Party Animals | $5,739,184 | 5% | 3,311 | -- | $1,733 | $11,220,311 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $4,482,279 | 38% | 3,436 | -398 | $1,305 | $376,422,232 | 5 | Disney |
| 4 | Miami Vice | $4,009,787 | 29% | 3,026 | 5 | $1,325 | $43,182,097 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Descent | $3,058,090 | -10% | 2,095 | -- | $1,460 | $6,447,781 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Monster House | $2,356,795 | 26% | 3,029 | -524 | $778 | $55,178,450 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | John Tucker Must Die | $2,143,526 | -9% | 2,566 | 6 | $835 | $27,083,026 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | The Ant Bully | $1,469,301 | 21% | 3,050 | 0 | $482 | $16,951,005 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | You, Me and Dupree | $1,425,748 | 17% | 2,263 | -557 | $630 | $65,827,924 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | The Night Listener | $1,402,203 | 18% | 1,367 | -- | $1,026 | $2,590,138 | 1 | Miramax |
