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 Thu, May. 10 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 10 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 3 | $5,908,153 | -12% | 4,252 | -- | $1,389 | $182,069,447 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Disturbia | $369,780 | 1% | 3,132 | 85 | $118 | $61,484,923 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Fracture | $339,243 | -2% | 2,365 | -78 | $143 | $28,089,954 | 3 | New Line |
| 4 | Next | $273,125 | 3% | 2,733 | 8 | $100 | $13,001,624 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Hot Fuzz | $250,590 | 2% | 1,266 | -6 | $198 | $17,288,330 | 3 | Rogue |
| 6 | The Invisible | $223,462 | 4% | 2,019 | 0 | $111 | $13,343,232 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | Lucky You | $216,713 | -8% | 2,525 | -- | $86 | $3,622,890 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Blades of Glory | $171,772 | -2% | 2,113 | -943 | $81 | $112,423,134 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Meet the Robinsons | $155,826 | 7% | 2,107 | -354 | $74 | $92,498,687 | 6 | Disney |
| 10 | The Condemned (2007) | $141,762 | 1% | 2,310 | 0 | $61 | $6,767,340 | 2 | Lionsgate |
