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, Oct. 2 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Oct. 2 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open Season (2006) | $1,755,282 | -76% | 3,833 | -- | $458 | $25,379,700 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Guardian (2006) | $1,350,386 | -71% | 3,241 | -- | $417 | $19,356,744 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | jackass: number two | $1,276,836 | -69% | 3,063 | 4 | $417 | $53,347,157 | 2 | Paramount |
| 4 | School for Scoundrels (2006) | $595,802 | -72% | 3,004 | -- | $198 | $9,198,894 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 5 | Jet Li's Fearless | $431,756 | -71% | 1,810 | 4 | $239 | $18,506,030 | 2 | Rogue |
| 6 | Gridiron Gang | $326,244 | -72% | 3,033 | -477 | $108 | $33,584,272 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Illusionist (2006) | $223,149 | -69% | 1,319 | -113 | $169 | $31,609,184 | 7 | Yari Film Group |
| 8 | Flyboys | $217,532 | -65% | 2,033 | 0 | $107 | $10,164,287 | 2 | MGM |
| 9 | The Black Dahlia | $190,385 | -66% | 2,009 | -227 | $95 | $20,932,492 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Little Miss Sunshine | $159,676 | -67% | 1,065 | -319 | $150 | $53,297,998 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
