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 Fri, Jan. 12 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jan. 12 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stomp the Yard | $7,210,196 | -- | 2,051 | -- | $3,515 | $7,210,196 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Night at the Museum | $4,169,808 | 261% | 3,612 | -118 | $1,154 | $172,829,676 | 4 | Fox |
| 3 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $2,544,804 | 204% | 3,169 | 142 | $803 | $129,921,272 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Alpha Dog | $2,339,748 | -- | 1,289 | -- | $1,815 | $2,339,748 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Primeval | $2,230,722 | -- | 2,444 | -- | $913 | $2,230,722 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Dreamgirls | $2,193,055 | 243% | 1,907 | 1055 | $1,150 | $59,038,320 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Freedom Writers | $2,167,438 | 353% | 2,179 | 819 | $995 | $13,490,959 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Children of Men | $1,892,044 | 153% | 1,508 | 299 | $1,255 | $16,859,760 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | The Good Shepherd | $1,066,590 | 115% | 1,994 | -256 | $535 | $51,424,283 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Arthur and the Invisibles | $942,603 | -- | 2,247 | -- | $419 | $942,603 | 3 | MGM (Weinstein) |
