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. 15 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 15 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | $3,169,734 | 3% | 4,111 | 6 | $771 | $191,286,335 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | What Happens in Vegas | $1,468,787 | 0% | 3,215 | -- | $457 | $26,457,824 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Speed Racer | $802,951 | -2% | 3,606 | -- | $223 | $22,167,443 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Made of Honor | $590,491 | -2% | 2,734 | 5 | $216 | $29,198,919 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Baby Mama | $460,937 | 3% | 2,627 | 79 | $175 | $42,663,583 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | $403,622 | -6% | 2,376 | -496 | $170 | $52,527,723 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | $328,272 | -1% | 2,264 | -281 | $145 | $32,102,101 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 8 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $187,538 | 2% | 1,724 | -1236 | $109 | $49,296,447 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Redbelt | $115,613 | 1% | 1,379 | -- | $84 | $1,574,907 | 2 | Sony Classics |
| 10 | Nim's Island | $70,495 | 3% | 1,601 | -877 | $44 | $44,662,725 | 6 | Fox |
