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 Mon, Dec. 3 2007
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Dec. 3 2007 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enchanted | $779,810 | -82% | 3,730 | 0 | $209 | $70,780,421 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Beowulf | $653,643 | -71% | 3,249 | 31 | $201 | $69,595,071 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Hitman | $493,962 | -70% | 2,468 | 10 | $200 | $30,923,583 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Awake | $415,748 | -69% | 2,002 | -- | $208 | $6,271,728 | 1 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 5 | This Christmas | $355,245 | -80% | 1,858 | 0 | $191 | $36,787,794 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The Mist | $337,638 | -70% | 2,423 | 0 | $139 | $19,902,256 | 2 | MGM / Weinstein |
| 7 | August Rush | $324,335 | -72% | 2,310 | 0 | $140 | $20,551,484 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | American Gangster | $311,356 | -70% | 2,699 | -100 | $115 | $122,031,091 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | Fred Claus | $256,849 | -82% | 3,420 | -183 | $75 | $60,042,969 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Bee Movie | $201,664 | -84% | 3,150 | -357 | $64 | $117,815,097 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
