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 Wed, Mar. 5 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Mar. 5 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semi-Pro | $871,664 | -14% | 3,121 | -- | $279 | $18,098,370 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Vantage Point | $803,985 | -9% | 3,150 | 1 | $255 | $43,354,624 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $581,374 | -7% | 1,166 | -- | $499 | $10,007,396 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Jumper | $475,962 | -8% | 3,128 | -302 | $152 | $68,302,675 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $454,072 | -5% | 3,654 | -193 | $124 | $56,479,212 | 3 | Paramount |
| 6 | No Country for Old Men | $336,659 | -9% | 2,037 | 936 | $165 | $69,274,761 | 17 | Miramax |
| 7 | Step Up 2 the Streets | $302,247 | -16% | 2,528 | 48 | $120 | $49,623,917 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Fool's Gold | $296,824 | -6% | 2,845 | -230 | $104 | $59,701,422 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Definitely, Maybe | $252,351 | -7% | 2,189 | -31 | $115 | $27,414,963 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Juno | $225,954 | -3% | 1,631 | -96 | $139 | $135,735,466 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
