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 Tue, Sep. 4 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Sep. 4 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halloween (2007) | $1,468,412 | -65% | 3,472 | -- | $423 | $32,061,121 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 2 | Superbad | $1,118,270 | -67% | 3,002 | 54 | $373 | $93,806,309 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $674,640 | -77% | 3,290 | -389 | $205 | $203,486,071 | 5 | Universal |
| 4 | Balls of Fury | $643,364 | -77% | 3,052 | -- | $211 | $17,718,553 | 1 | Rogue |
| 5 | Rush Hour 3 | $431,191 | -81% | 3,008 | -400 | $143 | $123,106,409 | 4 | New Line |
| 6 | Death Sentence | $371,344 | -66% | 1,822 | -- | $204 | $5,707,741 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | WAR | $370,695 | -68% | 2,277 | 0 | $163 | $18,535,623 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Nanny Diaries | $358,240 | -75% | 2,636 | 7 | $136 | $17,077,768 | 2 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 9 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | $335,681 | -83% | 1,765 | 51 | $190 | $21,271,402 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Stardust | $235,551 | -78% | 1,766 | -573 | $133 | $32,385,808 | 4 | Paramount |
