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, Jul. 17 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jul. 17 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock | $2,906,157 | -8% | 3,965 | 0 | $733 | $177,504,698 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $2,296,439 | -7% | 2,811 | -- | $817 | $31,166,185 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $2,290,847 | -14% | 3,204 | -- | $715 | $46,408,949 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | WALL-E | $2,202,594 | -7% | 3,849 | -143 | $572 | $172,663,524 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Wanted (2008) | $1,231,301 | -12% | 3,157 | -28 | $390 | $118,251,419 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Get Smart | $912,330 | -5% | 3,086 | -488 | $296 | $115,487,245 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Kung Fu Panda | $611,408 | -5% | 2,704 | -643 | $226 | $204,755,765 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Meet Dave | $541,897 | -10% | 3,011 | -- | $180 | $7,740,123 | 1 | Fox |
| 9 | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | $450,001 | 0% | 1,849 | 6 | $243 | $12,817,181 | 4 | Picturehouse |
| 10 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $282,937 | -3% | 1,664 | -528 | $170 | $311,610,872 | 8 | Paramount |
