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, Jun. 13 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jun. 13 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean's Thirteen | $3,442,710 | -9% | 3,565 | -- | $966 | $47,502,306 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Knocked Up | $2,445,608 | -4% | 2,876 | 5 | $850 | $73,560,343 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $2,010,863 | -3% | 4,002 | -360 | $502 | $259,698,197 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Surf's Up | $1,943,619 | 1% | 3,528 | -- | $551 | $23,366,207 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Shrek the Third | $1,703,973 | 1% | 3,925 | -184 | $434 | $286,488,426 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Hostel Part II | $679,783 | -13% | 2,350 | -- | $289 | $10,576,539 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Mr. Brooks | $511,487 | 0% | 2,453 | 0 | $209 | $20,133,048 | 2 | MGM |
| 8 | Spider-Man 3 | $482,391 | 2% | 2,570 | -832 | $188 | $327,007,368 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Gracie | $79,627 | 4% | 1,093 | -71 | $73 | $2,680,200 | 2 | Picturehouse |
