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 Thu, Jan. 11 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 11 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum | $1,154,754 | 3% | 3,730 | -38 | $310 | $168,659,868 | 3 | Fox |
| 2 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $837,572 | 3% | 3,027 | 157 | $277 | $127,376,468 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Children of Men | $749,269 | 0% | 1,209 | 1193 | $620 | $14,967,716 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | The Good Shepherd | $495,256 | -4% | 2,250 | 32 | $220 | $50,357,693 | 3 | Universal |
| 5 | Freedom Writers | $478,603 | 5% | 1,360 | -- | $352 | $11,323,521 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | $401,056 | 20% | 3,303 | -442 | $121 | $68,383,727 | 4 | Paramount |
| 7 | Rocky Balboa | $389,645 | -2% | 3,018 | -1 | $129 | $62,266,582 | 3 | MGM |
| 8 | Blood Diamond | $353,773 | 0% | 1,510 | -410 | $234 | $45,324,419 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | We Are Marshall | $302,792 | 3% | 2,502 | -104 | $121 | $35,232,245 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Holiday | $301,840 | -4% | 2,320 | -378 | $130 | $60,043,703 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
