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, May. 16 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, May. 16 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man 3 | $3,146,695 | -9% | 4,252 | 0 | $740 | $250,431,905 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | 28 Weeks Later | $856,660 | -13% | 2,303 | -- | $372 | $12,685,066 | 1 | Fox Atomic |
| 3 | Georgia Rule | $619,473 | -2% | 2,523 | -- | $246 | $8,605,590 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Disturbia | $369,923 | 1% | 3,106 | -26 | $119 | $67,316,705 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Fracture | $333,839 | 5% | 2,202 | -163 | $152 | $31,979,287 | 4 | New Line |
| 6 | Hot Fuzz | $229,374 | 0% | 1,236 | -30 | $186 | $19,684,471 | 4 | Rogue |
| 7 | Delta Farce | $218,571 | -3% | 1,931 | -- | $113 | $4,090,057 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Next | $182,597 | 2% | 2,017 | -716 | $91 | $15,272,811 | 3 | Paramount |
| 9 | The Invisible | $180,997 | -2% | 1,943 | -76 | $93 | $16,195,414 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | The Ex | $143,273 | -4% | 1,009 | -- | $142 | $1,828,123 | 1 | MGM (Weinstein) |
