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 Fri, Mar. 21 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Mar. 21 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $10,164,101 | 107% | 3,961 | 7 | $2,566 | $71,582,846 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | $8,115,777 | -- | 2,006 | -- | $4,046 | $8,115,777 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Shutter (2008) | $4,666,547 | -- | 2,753 | -- | $1,695 | $4,666,547 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Drillbit Taylor | $4,099,881 | -- | 3,056 | -- | $1,342 | $4,099,881 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | 10,000 B.C. | $3,086,059 | 84% | 3,454 | 44 | $893 | $70,552,841 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Never Back Down | $1,865,822 | 73% | 2,729 | 0 | $684 | $13,825,899 | 2 | Summit |
| 7 | College Road Trip | $1,847,693 | 81% | 2,575 | -131 | $718 | $29,223,395 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | The Bank Job | $1,307,697 | 131% | 1,613 | 0 | $811 | $16,639,324 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Vantage Point | $1,291,561 | 92% | 2,124 | -637 | $608 | $62,789,606 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Doomsday | $756,220 | 60% | 1,938 | 2 | $390 | $7,483,496 | 2 | Rogue |
