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, Jun. 15 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jun. 15 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Incredible Hulk | $15,562,224 | -15% | 3,505 | -- | $4,440 | $55,414,060 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Kung Fu Panda | $10,545,770 | -19% | 4,136 | 22 | $2,550 | $117,290,327 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | The Happening | $7,088,303 | -31% | 2,986 | -- | $2,374 | $30,515,876 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $5,368,661 | -4% | 3,804 | -386 | $1,411 | $276,522,551 | 4 | Paramount |
| 5 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | $4,570,543 | -28% | 3,466 | 4 | $1,319 | $68,760,475 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Sex and the City | $2,149,111 | -47% | 3,155 | -170 | $681 | $119,519,970 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | Iron Man | $2,035,946 | -4% | 2,403 | -528 | $847 | $297,920,045 | 7 | Paramount |
| 8 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $1,067,984 | -11% | 2,308 | -757 | $463 | $131,903,764 | 5 | Disney |
| 9 | The Strangers | $1,011,278 | -34% | 2,410 | -67 | $420 | $45,285,661 | 3 | Universal / Rogue |
| 10 | What Happens in Vegas | $380,470 | -45% | 1,422 | -944 | $268 | $75,754,146 | 6 | Fox |
