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 Mon, Sep. 18 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 18 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gridiron Gang | $840,026 | -75% | 3,504 | -- | $240 | $15,254,760 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Black Dahlia | $779,180 | -67% | 2,226 | -- | $350 | $10,783,236 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | The Last Kiss (2006) | $354,085 | -68% | 1,357 | -- | $261 | $4,982,818 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | The Covenant | $326,651 | -73% | 2,681 | 0 | $122 | $16,117,567 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | Crank | $264,371 | -66% | 2,177 | -338 | $121 | $24,659,320 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Little Miss Sunshine | $262,914 | -67% | 1,436 | -124 | $183 | $46,627,362 | 8 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | The Illusionist (2006) | $262,606 | -73% | 1,438 | 76 | $183 | $23,395,961 | 5 | Yari Film Group |
| 8 | Invincible (2006) | $243,980 | -67% | 2,830 | -157 | $86 | $51,361,568 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | The Protector (2006) | $239,720 | -69% | 1,541 | 0 | $156 | $9,298,526 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Hollywoodland | $221,901 | -67% | 1,551 | 3 | $143 | $10,749,693 | 2 | Focus |
