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, Feb. 12 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Feb. 12 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norbit | $1,891,307 | -79% | 3,136 | -- | $603 | $36,086,504 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Hannibal Rising | $887,775 | -73% | 3,003 | -- | $296 | $13,938,537 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 3 | Because I Said So | $581,202 | -75% | 2,529 | 3 | $230 | $26,387,700 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | The Messengers | $391,947 | -77% | 2,529 | 1 | $155 | $25,134,415 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | Smokin' Aces | $340,267 | -72% | 2,199 | -20 | $155 | $31,511,496 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Night at the Museum | $326,104 | -80% | 2,702 | -301 | $121 | $232,477,409 | 8 | Fox |
| 7 | Pan's Labyrinth | $281,569 | -73% | 1,143 | 61 | $246 | $26,897,729 | 7 | Picturehouse |
| 8 | Dreamgirls | $248,275 | -69% | 2,284 | -513 | $109 | $97,261,366 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Epic Movie | $240,606 | -79% | 2,806 | -34 | $86 | $35,836,026 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | The Queen | $208,651 | -70% | 1,564 | -286 | $133 | $49,059,079 | 20 | Miramax |
