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, Jan. 14 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jan. 14 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bucket List | $1,610,162 | -66% | 2,911 | 2895 | $553 | $22,426,952 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Juno | $1,012,035 | -68% | 2,448 | 523 | $413 | $71,875,335 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | First Sunday | $937,538 | -76% | 2,213 | -- | $424 | $18,652,645 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $714,823 | -75% | 3,377 | -385 | $212 | $187,831,683 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | I Am Legend | $586,259 | -70% | 3,353 | -295 | $175 | $240,870,364 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $383,758 | -87% | 3,384 | -78 | $113 | $188,322,373 | 5 | Fox |
| 7 | P.S. I Love You | $382,845 | -66% | 2,323 | -148 | $165 | $47,214,674 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Charlie Wilson's War | $361,829 | -61% | 2,408 | -186 | $150 | $59,714,916 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $360,961 | -60% | 1,323 | 74 | $273 | $44,415,214 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | One Missed Call | $288,091 | -75% | 2,240 | 0 | $129 | $20,781,993 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
