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 Tue, Apr. 3 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 3 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades of Glory | $2,732,601 | 7% | 3,372 | -- | $810 | $38,300,129 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Meet the Robinsons | $2,281,500 | 8% | 3,413 | -- | $668 | $29,508,455 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | 300 | $1,158,845 | 6% | 3,004 | -276 | $386 | $182,195,628 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Shooter | $806,866 | 14% | 2,806 | 0 | $288 | $29,091,552 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | TMNT | $783,903 | 6% | 3,120 | 10 | $251 | $40,028,115 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Wild Hogs | $716,866 | 19% | 3,200 | -201 | $224 | $136,948,029 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | Premonition | $493,603 | 19% | 2,474 | -357 | $200 | $40,366,529 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) | $412,373 | 6% | 2,465 | 18 | $167 | $16,871,301 | 2 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | Reign Over Me | $350,718 | 22% | 1,671 | 0 | $210 | $14,102,751 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Last Mimzy | $319,639 | 8% | 3,017 | 0 | $106 | $16,629,735 | 2 | New Line |
