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 Thu, May. 1 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 1 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | $3,500,631 | -- | 2,500 | -- | $1,400 | $3,500,631 | 0 | Paramount |
| 2 | Baby Mama | $1,054,949 | -2% | 2,543 | -- | $415 | $21,997,332 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | $888,744 | -9% | 2,510 | -- | $354 | $19,256,574 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $783,652 | -10% | 2,799 | 1 | $280 | $38,673,044 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $550,171 | -11% | 3,151 | 0 | $175 | $40,925,926 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | 21 | $259,401 | -8% | 2,952 | 49 | $88 | $76,955,130 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | 88 Minutes | $253,493 | -12% | 2,168 | 0 | $117 | $13,826,090 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Prom Night (2008) | $174,923 | 1% | 2,821 | 121 | $62 | $38,945,120 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Nim's Island | $173,562 | -9% | 2,977 | -300 | $58 | $39,789,719 | 4 | Fox |
| 10 | Deception (2008) | $165,513 | -13% | 2,001 | -- | $83 | $3,115,756 | 1 | Fox |
