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 Sun, Apr. 1 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Apr. 1 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades of Glory | $8,312,601 | -33% | 3,372 | -- | $2,465 | $33,012,853 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Meet the Robinsons | $7,224,911 | -30% | 3,413 | -- | $2,117 | $25,124,084 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | 300 | $3,453,079 | -26% | 3,004 | -276 | $1,149 | $179,942,724 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | TMNT | $2,716,148 | -32% | 3,120 | 10 | $871 | $38,502,268 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Shooter | $2,465,181 | -27% | 2,806 | 0 | $879 | $27,575,171 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | Wild Hogs | $2,144,981 | -46% | 3,200 | -201 | $670 | $135,631,049 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | Premonition | $1,272,466 | -44% | 2,474 | -357 | $514 | $39,458,241 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Last Mimzy | $1,158,543 | -27% | 3,017 | 0 | $384 | $16,014,085 | 2 | New Line |
| 9 | The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) | $1,149,575 | -33% | 2,465 | 18 | $466 | $16,070,856 | 2 | Fox Atomic |
| 10 | Reign Over Me | $1,029,508 | -35% | 1,671 | 0 | $616 | $13,464,949 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
