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 Sun, Apr. 20 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Apr. 20 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $5,661,655 | -29% | 3,151 | -- | $1,797 | $21,401,851 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $4,882,395 | -28% | 2,798 | -- | $1,745 | $17,725,127 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | 88 Minutes | $1,806,907 | -35% | 2,168 | -- | $833 | $6,957,976 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Nim's Island | $1,637,721 | -36% | 3,277 | -241 | $500 | $32,892,956 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Prom Night (2008) | $1,463,324 | -61% | 2,700 | 0 | $542 | $32,133,466 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | 21 | $1,318,413 | -44% | 2,903 | 167 | $454 | $70,005,808 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Street Kings | $1,227,281 | -26% | 2,469 | 2 | $497 | $20,056,798 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | $1,026,639 | -34% | 2,670 | -539 | $385 | $144,412,985 | 6 | Fox |
| 9 | Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed | $765,550 | -23% | 1,052 | -- | $728 | $2,970,252 | 1 | Rocky Mountain Pictures |
| 10 | Leatherheads | $685,432 | -51% | 2,798 | 27 | $245 | $26,606,628 | 3 | Universal |
