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, Jun. 2 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Jun. 2 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $17,873,309 | 39% | 4,362 | 0 | $4,098 | $204,031,903 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Shrek the Third | $11,467,006 | 56% | 4,109 | -63 | $2,791 | $246,732,659 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Knocked Up | $11,254,717 | 15% | 2,871 | -- | $3,920 | $21,058,871 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Mr. Brooks | $4,019,711 | 32% | 2,453 | -- | $1,639 | $7,057,989 | 1 | MGM |
| 5 | Spider-Man 3 | $3,218,062 | 59% | 3,402 | -321 | $946 | $316,002,260 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Gracie | $529,849 | 27% | 1,164 | -- | $455 | $948,521 | 1 | Picturehouse |
| 7 | Bug (2007) | $502,709 | 32% | 1,661 | 0 | $303 | $5,754,867 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 28 Weeks Later | $477,097 | 33% | 1,121 | -892 | $426 | $26,211,779 | 4 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | Disturbia | $466,669 | 29% | 1,035 | -597 | $451 | $76,418,683 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
