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 Wed, Apr. 18 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Apr. 18 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disturbia | $1,153,150 | -8% | 2,925 | -- | $394 | $26,029,465 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Blades of Glory | $809,728 | -2% | 3,467 | 57 | $234 | $92,511,447 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Meet the Robinsons | $705,084 | 4% | 3,238 | -197 | $218 | $74,493,862 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Perfect Stranger | $681,546 | -7% | 2,661 | -- | $256 | $13,357,083 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Are We Done Yet? | $397,567 | -5% | 2,877 | 0 | $138 | $34,007,604 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Grindhouse | $363,133 | -8% | 2,629 | 5 | $138 | $20,982,155 | 2 | Weinstein / Dimension |
| 7 | 300 | $359,383 | 2% | 2,140 | -534 | $168 | $202,066,350 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Reaping | $324,902 | -4% | 2,603 | 0 | $125 | $20,795,288 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Pathfinder | $307,904 | -12% | 1,720 | -- | $179 | $6,084,278 | 1 | Fox |
| 10 | Wild Hogs | $280,029 | 8% | 2,429 | -396 | $115 | $153,073,550 | 7 | Disney |
