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 Sun, Jan. 6 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 6 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $4,965,904 | -43% | 3,762 | -70 | $1,320 | $170,873,060 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $4,125,925 | -39% | 3,462 | -22 | $1,192 | $176,279,966 | 4 | Fox |
| 3 | Juno | $4,052,025 | -38% | 1,925 | 906 | $2,105 | $51,669,096 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | I Am Legend | $3,684,006 | -46% | 3,648 | 12 | $1,010 | $228,054,845 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | One Missed Call | $2,165,399 | -58% | 2,240 | -- | $967 | $12,511,046 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Charlie Wilson's War | $1,971,649 | -45% | 2,594 | 19 | $760 | $52,552,156 | 3 | Universal |
| 7 | P.S. I Love You | $1,953,201 | -40% | 2,471 | 7 | $790 | $39,203,862 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep | $1,736,529 | -34% | 2,777 | 5 | $625 | $30,820,142 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $1,513,615 | -34% | 1,249 | 0 | $1,212 | $38,609,930 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem | $1,229,098 | -33% | 2,617 | 6 | $470 | $37,052,224 | 2 | Fox |
