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, Feb. 22 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 22 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost Rider | $2,128,101 | -2% | 3,619 | -- | $588 | $58,961,533 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Bridge to Terabithia | $1,342,304 | 7% | 3,139 | -- | $428 | $32,646,816 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Norbit | $923,657 | 0% | 3,138 | 2 | $294 | $64,935,943 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Music and Lyrics | $818,743 | -5% | 2,955 | 26 | $277 | $24,064,542 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Breach | $655,460 | -1% | 1,489 | -- | $440 | $14,310,837 | 1 | Universal |
| 6 | Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls | $457,457 | -6% | 2,111 | 0 | $217 | $20,317,263 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Hannibal Rising | $388,894 | -5% | 3,003 | 0 | $130 | $24,157,906 | 2 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 8 | Because I Said So | $378,460 | -3% | 2,446 | -83 | $155 | $35,510,952 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Night at the Museum | $329,479 | 9% | 2,042 | -394 | $161 | $239,468,738 | 9 | Fox |
| 10 | The Messengers | $238,746 | -1% | 2,183 | -346 | $109 | $31,796,631 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
