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 Wed, Dec. 6 2006
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 6 2006 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casino Royale (2006) | $1,044,475 | -6% | 3,386 | -57 | $308 | $119,070,665 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Happy Feet | $887,996 | 0% | 3,804 | 0 | $233 | $124,104,735 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Deja Vu (2006) | $723,004 | -8% | 3,108 | 0 | $233 | $46,266,203 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | The Nativity Story | $608,259 | -1% | 3,083 | -- | $197 | $9,629,331 | 1 | New Line |
| 5 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | $356,578 | -7% | 2,237 | -315 | $159 | $117,342,832 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | Deck the Halls | $278,118 | -4% | 3,205 | 0 | $87 | $25,865,404 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $225,318 | 3% | 2,617 | -426 | $86 | $73,698,956 | 5 | Disney |
| 8 | Turistas | $223,994 | -13% | 1,570 | -- | $143 | $4,333,231 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | Stranger Than Fiction | $201,734 | 0% | 1,804 | -454 | $112 | $37,501,886 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Bobby | $171,891 | -6% | 1,670 | 3 | $103 | $9,731,308 | 3 | MGM / Weinstein |
