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, Jul. 20 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jul. 20 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | $43,596,958 | -9% | 4,366 | -- | $9,986 | $158,412,607 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Mamma Mia! | $8,035,540 | -18% | 2,976 | -- | $2,700 | $27,751,202 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Hancock | $4,029,209 | -26% | 3,776 | -189 | $1,067 | $191,543,972 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $3,881,837 | -19% | 2,830 | 19 | $1,372 | $43,507,187 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | WALL-E | $3,150,827 | -20% | 3,310 | -539 | $952 | $182,734,860 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $3,131,773 | -16% | 3,212 | 8 | $975 | $56,526,762 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Space Chimps | $2,032,383 | -24% | 2,511 | -- | $809 | $7,183,036 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Wanted (2008) | $1,544,444 | -20% | 2,433 | -724 | $635 | $123,323,664 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Get Smart | $1,093,352 | -33% | 2,135 | -951 | $512 | $119,611,388 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Kung Fu Panda | $613,645 | -15% | 1,505 | -1199 | $408 | $206,617,233 | 7 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
