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 Fri, Aug. 3 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Aug. 3 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $24,668,617 | -- | 3,660 | -- | $6,740 | $24,668,617 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | The Simpsons Movie | $8,029,323 | 40% | 3,926 | 4 | $2,045 | $110,981,225 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Underdog | $4,140,957 | -- | 3,013 | -- | $1,374 | $4,140,957 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | $3,355,981 | 55% | 3,289 | -212 | $1,020 | $84,527,773 | 3 | Universal |
| 5 | Hairspray (2007) | $3,010,182 | 26% | 3,115 | -6 | $966 | $72,646,920 | 3 | New Line |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $2,662,688 | 24% | 3,125 | -880 | $852 | $254,168,002 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | No Reservations | $2,141,239 | 47% | 2,425 | 0 | $883 | $19,727,151 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Hot Rod | $1,984,002 | -- | 2,607 | -- | $761 | $1,984,002 | 1 | Paramount |
| 9 | BRATZ | $1,721,251 | -- | 1,509 | -- | $1,141 | $1,721,251 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Transformers | $1,685,219 | 22% | 2,419 | -930 | $697 | $292,042,566 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
