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 Sat, Aug. 30 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Aug. 30 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $4,200,320 | 39% | 3,473 | 121 | $1,209 | $79,548,041 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Babylon A.D. | $3,354,947 | 8% | 3,390 | -- | $990 | $6,475,203 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | $3,246,818 | 52% | 2,750 | -413 | $1,181 | $499,070,137 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Traitor | $2,925,779 | 33% | 2,054 | -- | $1,424 | $6,632,752 | 1 | Overture |
| 5 | Death Race | $2,309,594 | 34% | 2,537 | 5 | $910 | $20,883,511 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Disaster Movie | $2,194,945 | 8% | 2,642 | -- | $831 | $4,218,578 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Mamma Mia! | $1,594,287 | 38% | 1,968 | -358 | $810 | $129,834,711 | 7 | Universal |
| 8 | Pineapple Express | $1,242,326 | 29% | 2,047 | -573 | $607 | $78,584,937 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $1,105,016 | 65% | 2,444 | -1008 | $452 | $28,684,540 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Mirrors | $1,051,400 | 40% | 1,820 | -844 | $578 | $23,870,231 | 3 | Fox |
