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. 10 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Apr. 10 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades of Glory | $1,891,761 | -33% | 3,410 | 38 | $555 | $72,602,445 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Meet the Robinsons | $1,704,562 | -41% | 3,435 | 22 | $496 | $56,525,450 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Are We Done Yet? | $1,165,279 | -43% | 2,877 | -- | $405 | $21,737,276 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Grindhouse | $990,718 | -21% | 2,624 | -- | $378 | $13,848,476 | 1 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 5 | The Reaping | $772,492 | -25% | 2,603 | -- | $297 | $13,763,664 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 300 | $731,757 | -25% | 2,674 | -330 | $274 | $195,115,031 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Wild Hogs | $550,041 | -22% | 2,825 | -375 | $195 | $146,512,443 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | Shooter | $547,403 | -20% | 2,353 | -453 | $233 | $37,938,408 | 3 | Paramount |
| 9 | Firehouse Dog | $448,396 | -38% | 2,860 | -- | $157 | $6,274,331 | 1 | Fox |
| 10 | TMNT | $433,367 | -40% | 2,811 | -309 | $154 | $47,766,687 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
