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 Sun, Jun. 3 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jun. 3 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $13,514,852 | -24% | 4,362 | 0 | $3,098 | $217,546,755 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Knocked Up | $9,632,917 | -14% | 2,871 | -- | $3,355 | $30,691,788 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Shrek the Third | $9,197,254 | -20% | 4,109 | -63 | $2,238 | $255,929,913 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Mr. Brooks | $2,959,176 | -26% | 2,453 | -- | $1,206 | $10,017,165 | 1 | MGM |
| 5 | Spider-Man 3 | $2,336,596 | -27% | 3,402 | -321 | $687 | $318,338,856 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Gracie | $408,890 | -23% | 1,164 | -- | $351 | $1,357,411 | 1 | Picturehouse |
| 7 | Bug (2007) | $405,598 | -19% | 1,661 | 0 | $244 | $6,160,465 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | 28 Weeks Later | $379,639 | -20% | 1,121 | -892 | $339 | $26,591,418 | 4 | Fox Atomic |
| 9 | Disturbia | $283,654 | -39% | 1,035 | -597 | $274 | $76,702,337 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
