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 Mon, Mar. 24 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Mar. 24 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $4,601,646 | -12% | 3,961 | 7 | $1,162 | $90,610,070 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | $1,785,133 | -63% | 2,006 | -- | $890 | $21,868,295 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Drillbit Taylor | $1,436,222 | -41% | 3,056 | -- | $470 | $11,745,640 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | 10,000 B.C. | $1,158,542 | -52% | 3,454 | 44 | $335 | $77,557,420 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Shutter (2008) | $1,093,073 | -46% | 2,753 | -- | $397 | $11,540,859 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | College Road Trip | $913,557 | -20% | 2,575 | -131 | $355 | $32,987,723 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | Never Back Down | $674,573 | -43% | 2,729 | 0 | $247 | $17,463,248 | 2 | Summit |
| 8 | The Bank Job | $479,664 | -59% | 1,613 | 0 | $297 | $20,002,801 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Vantage Point | $470,184 | -52% | 2,124 | -637 | $221 | $65,772,758 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Doomsday | $310,196 | -53% | 1,938 | 2 | $160 | $9,286,196 | 2 | Rogue |
