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, May. 9 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, May. 9 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | $14,873,497 | 179% | 4,111 | 6 | $3,618 | $141,509,412 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | What Happens in Vegas | $7,171,480 | -- | 3,215 | -- | $2,231 | $7,171,480 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Speed Racer | $6,192,104 | -- | 3,606 | -- | $1,717 | $6,192,104 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Made of Honor | $2,396,120 | 146% | 2,734 | 5 | $876 | $21,070,432 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Baby Mama | $1,890,766 | 191% | 2,627 | 79 | $720 | $36,501,833 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $1,188,497 | 107% | 2,376 | -496 | $500 | $48,132,333 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | $1,063,644 | 101% | 2,264 | -281 | $470 | $28,625,449 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 8 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $541,989 | 72% | 1,724 | -1236 | $314 | $46,904,406 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Prom Night (2008) | $372,765 | 244% | 1,465 | -969 | $254 | $42,141,966 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | Redbelt | $330,003 | -- | 1,379 | -- | $239 | $393,364 | 2 | Sony Classics |
