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, Aug. 21 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Aug. 21 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $2,698,743 | -7% | 3,319 | 0 | $813 | $49,567,844 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Dark Knight | $1,726,575 | -4% | 3,508 | -354 | $492 | $478,882,300 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Pineapple Express | $1,175,130 | -8% | 3,003 | -69 | $391 | $68,326,827 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Mamma Mia! | $983,099 | -9% | 2,771 | -260 | $355 | $120,153,371 | 5 | Universal |
| 5 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $942,290 | -13% | 3,452 | -- | $273 | $19,336,960 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Mirrors | $832,043 | -8% | 2,664 | -- | $312 | $15,201,132 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $773,866 | -4% | 3,363 | -415 | $230 | $89,743,630 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $771,088 | -8% | 2,603 | -104 | $296 | $35,515,313 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Step Brothers | $566,632 | -7% | 2,369 | -615 | $239 | $93,281,206 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Rocker | $473,380 | -18% | 2,627 | -- | $180 | $1,050,527 | 0 | Fox |
