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. 25 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 25 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamgirls | $686,733 | 1% | 2,214 | 307 | $310 | $80,037,775 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Night at the Museum | $616,642 | 9% | 3,483 | -129 | $177 | $207,291,352 | 5 | Fox |
| 3 | Stomp the Yard | $571,671 | 13% | 2,051 | 0 | $279 | $42,854,916 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $485,215 | 5% | 3,066 | -103 | $158 | $147,946,475 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Queen | $472,901 | 1% | 1,586 | 1242 | $298 | $37,183,406 | 17 | Miramax |
| 6 | The Hitcher (2007) | $453,631 | 1% | 2,831 | -- | $160 | $9,802,155 | 1 | Rogue |
| 7 | Freedom Writers | $357,581 | 17% | 2,286 | 107 | $156 | $27,796,410 | 3 | Paramount |
| 8 | Children of Men | $312,259 | 0% | 1,524 | 16 | $205 | $28,728,647 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Alpha Dog | $258,825 | 3% | 1,292 | 3 | $200 | $12,877,632 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | $167,033 | 16% | 1,915 | -598 | $87 | $77,370,206 | 6 | Paramount |
