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. 19 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Mar. 19 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $3,960,739 | 1% | 3,954 | -- | $1,002 | $56,517,133 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | 10,000 B.C. | $1,386,167 | -4% | 3,410 | 0 | $407 | $65,788,690 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Never Back Down | $773,464 | 0% | 2,729 | -- | $283 | $10,881,016 | 1 | Summit |
| 4 | College Road Trip | $760,016 | 3% | 2,706 | 0 | $281 | $26,357,307 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Vantage Point | $563,996 | 5% | 2,761 | -402 | $204 | $60,824,396 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Bank Job | $529,018 | -3% | 1,613 | 10 | $328 | $14,764,469 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Doomsday | $416,840 | -10% | 1,936 | -- | $215 | $6,253,358 | 1 | Rogue |
| 8 | Semi-Pro | $348,438 | 3% | 2,270 | -851 | $153 | $30,793,727 | 3 | New Line |
| 9 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $343,019 | 0% | 1,212 | 45 | $283 | $20,108,336 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $295,706 | 0% | 2,407 | -839 | $123 | $66,239,309 | 5 | Paramount |
