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 Sat, Feb. 23 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Feb. 23 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vantage Point | $9,940,216 | 25% | 3,149 | -- | $3,157 | $17,885,951 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $6,042,377 | 104% | 3,847 | 0 | $1,571 | $39,983,545 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Jumper | $5,655,329 | 50% | 3,430 | 2 | $1,649 | $52,970,769 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | Step Up 2 the Streets | $4,328,614 | 41% | 2,480 | 10 | $1,745 | $39,022,461 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Fool's Gold | $3,033,029 | 53% | 3,075 | -50 | $986 | $51,179,566 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Definitely, Maybe | $2,397,137 | 47% | 2,220 | 16 | $1,080 | $20,626,477 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Juno | $2,033,408 | 89% | 1,727 | -138 | $1,177 | $129,392,461 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | $2,004,661 | 91% | 1,873 | -514 | $1,070 | $34,560,389 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | There Will Be Blood | $1,356,657 | 108% | 1,402 | -8 | $968 | $34,435,134 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 10 | The Bucket List | $1,210,282 | 77% | 1,902 | -405 | $636 | $84,499,157 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
