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, Aug. 1 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 1 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Simpsons Movie | $6,406,550 | -15% | 3,922 | -- | $1,633 | $97,224,347 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Hairspray (2007) | $2,440,304 | -8% | 3,121 | 0 | $782 | $67,252,776 | 2 | New Line |
| 3 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | $2,240,902 | -8% | 3,501 | 6 | $640 | $79,001,143 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $2,166,809 | -6% | 4,005 | -280 | $541 | $249,358,102 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | No Reservations | $1,428,786 | -7% | 2,425 | -- | $589 | $16,129,801 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Transformers | $1,359,147 | -4% | 3,349 | -413 | $406 | $288,974,164 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Ratatouille | $1,074,789 | -2% | 2,934 | -468 | $366 | $183,135,348 | 5 | Disney |
| 8 | Live Free or Die Hard | $646,432 | -3% | 2,271 | -456 | $285 | $127,401,951 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | I Know Who Killed Me | $356,868 | -11% | 1,320 | -- | $270 | $4,734,287 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Who's Your Caddy? | $228,273 | -6% | 1,019 | -- | $224 | $3,498,182 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
