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 Sat, May. 5 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, May. 5 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 3 | $51,336,348 | -14% | 4,252 | -- | $12,073 | $111,177,794 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Disturbia | $2,310,166 | 6% | 3,132 | 85 | $738 | $58,654,955 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Fracture | $1,554,518 | 38% | 2,365 | -78 | $657 | $25,719,146 | 3 | New Line |
| 4 | The Invisible | $1,195,635 | -6% | 2,019 | 0 | $592 | $11,688,049 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Meet the Robinsons | $1,148,213 | 75% | 2,107 | -354 | $545 | $91,115,371 | 6 | Disney |
| 6 | Next | $1,113,785 | 11% | 2,733 | 8 | $408 | $11,181,977 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Lucky You | $1,038,588 | 2% | 2,525 | -- | $411 | $2,057,952 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Blades of Glory | $948,259 | 11% | 2,113 | -943 | $449 | $111,134,050 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Hot Fuzz | $859,621 | 23% | 1,266 | -6 | $679 | $15,653,181 | 3 | Rogue |
| 10 | Are We Done Yet? | $751,534 | 44% | 1,704 | -997 | $441 | $45,678,277 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
