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 Sat, Oct. 6 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Oct. 6 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Game Plan | $7,301,725 | 68% | 3,105 | 2 | $2,352 | $38,194,190 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | The Heartbreak Kid | $5,516,373 | 18% | 3,229 | -- | $1,708 | $10,191,629 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | The Kingdom | $4,006,307 | 39% | 2,802 | 9 | $1,430 | $28,917,932 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $1,874,446 | 50% | 2,848 | 20 | $658 | $42,294,776 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 5 | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | $1,544,092 | 41% | 3,141 | -- | $492 | $2,635,677 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | Good Luck Chuck | $1,477,688 | 33% | 2,476 | -136 | $597 | $28,181,951 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 3:10 to Yuma (2007) | $1,386,983 | 51% | 2,562 | -444 | $541 | $47,819,387 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Feel the Noise | $1,319,772 | 17% | 1,015 | -- | $1,300 | $2,447,175 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 9 | The Brave One | $1,018,001 | 57% | 2,358 | -479 | $432 | $33,731,020 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Mr. Woodcock | $1,012,790 | 45% | 1,950 | -245 | $519 | $22,001,178 | 4 | New Line |
