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. 24 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jun. 24 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Almighty | $8,361,074 | -27% | 3,604 | -- | $2,320 | $31,191,628 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | $5,780,649 | -27% | 3,963 | 4 | $1,459 | $97,463,875 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | 1408 | $5,598,773 | -24% | 2,678 | -- | $2,091 | $20,619,120 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 4 | Ocean's Thirteen | $3,212,740 | -31% | 3,450 | -115 | $931 | $91,083,067 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Knocked Up | $3,183,069 | -27% | 2,975 | 68 | $1,070 | $109,323,948 | 4 | Universal |
| 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $2,188,927 | -26% | 2,802 | -527 | $781 | $287,002,688 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | Surf's Up | $1,884,156 | -27% | 3,309 | -222 | $569 | $47,190,051 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Shrek the Third | $1,593,244 | -31% | 2,822 | -683 | $565 | $307,808,923 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Nancy Drew | $1,171,957 | -30% | 2,612 | 0 | $449 | $16,066,376 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | A Mighty Heart | $1,099,833 | -33% | 1,355 | -- | $812 | $3,949,795 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
