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. 22 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Aug. 22 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | $1,391,437 | -3% | 3,741 | -66 | $372 | $117,167,328 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Snakes on a Plane | $1,338,491 | -9% | 3,555 | -- | $377 | $18,011,613 | 1 | New Line |
| 3 | Step Up | $1,210,135 | -3% | 2,639 | 172 | $459 | $42,195,219 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Accepted | $1,179,594 | -10% | 2,914 | -- | $405 | $12,514,665 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | World Trade Center | $1,068,693 | -1% | 2,998 | 41 | $356 | $47,253,309 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | Barnyard: The Original Party Animals | $815,812 | 6% | 3,227 | -84 | $253 | $47,676,739 | 3 | Paramount |
| 7 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $593,330 | 4% | 2,277 | -664 | $261 | $402,414,801 | 7 | Disney |
| 8 | Material Girls | $415,311 | -10% | 1,509 | -- | $275 | $5,479,392 | 1 | MGM |
| 9 | Pulse (2006) | $394,027 | -4% | 2,323 | 0 | $170 | $15,499,897 | 2 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 10 | The Descent | $291,952 | -8% | 1,720 | -375 | $170 | $22,928,634 | 3 | Lionsgate |
