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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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 Wed, Aug. 27 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Aug. 27 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $1,439,878 | -20% | 3,352 | 33 | $430 | $70,967,296 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The House Bunny | $1,098,309 | -19% | 2,714 | -- | $405 | $18,489,896 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | $986,648 | -11% | 3,063 | -445 | $322 | $492,699,740 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Death Race | $924,827 | -21% | 2,532 | -- | $365 | $15,988,830 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Traitor | $792,787 | -- | 2,054 | -- | $386 | $792,787 | 0 | Overture |
| 6 | Mamma Mia! | $628,569 | -11% | 2,062 | -709 | $305 | $126,472,598 | 6 | Universal |
| 7 | Pineapple Express | $582,443 | -19% | 2,415 | -588 | $241 | $75,841,509 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Mirrors | $415,535 | -19% | 2,541 | -123 | $164 | $21,668,475 | 2 | Fox |
| 9 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $414,949 | -18% | 3,395 | -57 | $122 | $26,494,833 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | $303,026 | -20% | 1,854 | -749 | $163 | $39,380,584 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
