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 one 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 (Friday-Monday)
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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
5. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Daily Domestic Gross Fri, May. 11 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, May. 11 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 3 | $17,161,902 | 190% | 4,252 | 0 | $4,036 | $199,231,349 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | 28 Weeks Later | $3,924,727 | -- | 2,303 | -- | $1,704 | $3,924,727 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 3 | Georgia Rule | $1,893,983 | -- | 2,523 | -- | $751 | $1,893,983 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Disturbia | $1,616,382 | 337% | 3,106 | -26 | $520 | $63,101,305 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Delta Farce | $1,181,432 | -- | 1,931 | -- | $612 | $1,181,432 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Fracture | $820,474 | 142% | 2,202 | -163 | $373 | $28,910,428 | 4 | New Line |
| 7 | The Invisible | $747,355 | 234% | 1,943 | -76 | $385 | $14,090,587 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Hot Fuzz | $513,155 | 105% | 1,236 | -30 | $415 | $17,801,485 | 4 | Rogue |
| 9 | Next | $491,859 | 80% | 2,017 | -716 | $244 | $13,493,483 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | The Ex | $487,699 | -- | 1,009 | -- | $483 | $487,699 | 1 | MGM (Weinstein) |
