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. 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. 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 Sun, May. 13 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, May. 13 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 3 | $15,825,317 | -37% | 4,252 | 0 | $3,722 | $240,235,087 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Georgia Rule | $2,497,090 | 5% | 2,523 | -- | $990 | $6,773,108 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | 28 Weeks Later | $2,330,274 | -34% | 2,303 | -- | $1,012 | $9,807,678 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 4 | Disturbia | $1,096,915 | -46% | 3,106 | -26 | $353 | $66,218,469 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Fracture | $898,658 | -27% | 2,202 | -163 | $408 | $31,044,216 | 4 | New Line |
| 6 | Delta Farce | $867,312 | -37% | 1,931 | -- | $449 | $3,420,489 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Meet the Robinsons | $657,683 | -12% | 1,640 | -467 | $401 | $94,301,618 | 7 | Disney |
| 8 | The Invisible | $631,056 | -33% | 1,943 | -76 | $325 | $15,658,473 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Next | $549,395 | -21% | 2,017 | -716 | $272 | $14,739,045 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | Hot Fuzz | $500,452 | -29% | 1,236 | -30 | $405 | $19,005,953 | 4 | Rogue |
