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, Oct. 3 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Oct. 3 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kingdom | $1,116,168 | -19% | 2,793 | -- | $400 | $20,947,942 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | The Game Plan | $835,528 | -9% | 3,103 | -- | $269 | $25,659,522 | 1 | Disney |
| 3 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $531,624 | -14% | 2,828 | 0 | $188 | $38,626,025 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | Good Luck Chuck | $497,327 | -12% | 2,612 | 0 | $190 | $25,077,461 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | $387,859 | -9% | 3,006 | 104 | $129 | $45,123,428 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | The Brave One | $298,942 | -13% | 2,837 | 82 | $105 | $31,767,740 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Eastern Promises | $264,555 | -16% | 1,408 | 4 | $188 | $12,121,493 | 3 | Focus |
| 8 | Mr. Woodcock | $168,353 | -9% | 2,195 | -42 | $77 | $20,107,525 | 3 | New Line |
| 9 | Superbad | $143,383 | -13% | 1,517 | -788 | $95 | $119,312,799 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Feast of Love | $142,873 | -9% | 1,200 | -- | $119 | $2,141,326 | 1 | MGM |
