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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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 Tue, Jan. 15 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jan. 15 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bucket List | $1,731,712 | 8% | 2,911 | 2895 | $595 | $24,158,664 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Juno | $1,002,949 | -1% | 2,448 | 523 | $410 | $72,878,284 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 3 | First Sunday | $741,720 | -21% | 2,213 | -- | $335 | $19,394,365 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $700,653 | -2% | 3,377 | -385 | $207 | $188,532,336 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | I Am Legend | $574,500 | -2% | 3,353 | -295 | $171 | $241,444,864 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | P.S. I Love You | $427,502 | 12% | 2,323 | -148 | $184 | $47,642,176 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Charlie Wilson's War | $385,569 | 7% | 2,408 | -186 | $160 | $60,100,485 | 4 | Universal |
| 8 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $351,967 | -2% | 1,323 | 74 | $266 | $44,767,181 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $344,125 | -10% | 3,384 | -78 | $102 | $188,666,498 | 5 | Fox |
| 10 | One Missed Call | $268,504 | -7% | 2,240 | 0 | $120 | $21,050,497 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
