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 Thu, Nov. 29 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Nov. 29 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enchanted | $1,083,834 | 6% | 3,730 | 98 | $291 | $53,598,202 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Beowulf | $959,033 | -5% | 3,218 | 0 | $298 | $60,733,175 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Hitman | $689,903 | -9% | 2,458 | 57 | $281 | $24,406,736 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | August Rush | $491,931 | 3% | 2,310 | 30 | $213 | $15,205,788 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | This Christmas | $481,098 | 2% | 1,858 | 56 | $259 | $28,490,862 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The Mist | $467,443 | -7% | 2,423 | 0 | $193 | $15,010,615 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 7 | American Gangster | $419,901 | -12% | 2,799 | -15 | $150 | $117,456,322 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | Fred Claus | $337,775 | 1% | 3,603 | 0 | $94 | $54,284,339 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Bee Movie | $294,071 | -1% | 3,507 | 0 | $84 | $113,169,263 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $219,901 | 8% | 3,168 | 1 | $69 | $23,071,859 | 2 | Fox |
