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, Sep. 14 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Sep. 14 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn After Reading | $4,735,557 | -40% | 2,651 | -- | $1,786 | $19,127,911 | 1 | Focus |
| 2 | Righteous Kill | $3,996,668 | -38% | 3,152 | -- | $1,268 | $16,287,944 | 1 | Overture |
| 3 | Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | $3,880,093 | -46% | 2,070 | -- | $1,874 | $17,381,578 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Women (2008) | $2,605,697 | -33% | 2,962 | -- | $880 | $10,115,876 | 1 | Picturehouse |
| 5 | Tropic Thunder | $1,063,802 | -44% | 2,927 | -519 | $363 | $102,971,731 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Dark Knight | $1,060,703 | -46% | 2,191 | -384 | $484 | $517,807,296 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The House Bunny | $935,711 | -51% | 2,763 | 27 | $339 | $38,958,388 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Bangkok Dangerous | $785,407 | -26% | 2,654 | 4 | $296 | $12,724,279 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Death Race | $582,924 | -35% | 2,007 | -579 | $290 | $33,232,162 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Traitor | $524,920 | -46% | 2,014 | -94 | $261 | $20,736,151 | 3 | Overture |
