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, Oct. 4 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Oct. 4 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $12,482,986 | 56% | 3,215 | -- | $3,883 | $20,484,624 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Eagle Eye | $7,869,808 | 45% | 3,516 | 6 | $2,238 | $50,215,079 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $4,523,136 | 3% | 2,421 | -- | $1,868 | $8,925,034 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Nights in Rodanthe | $3,121,414 | 29% | 2,702 | -2 | $1,155 | $23,268,586 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Lakeview Terrace | $2,120,279 | 57% | 2,574 | 107 | $824 | $31,111,989 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | Appaloosa | $2,059,209 | 25% | 1,045 | 1031 | $1,971 | $4,262,725 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | Burn After Reading | $1,904,462 | 51% | 2,397 | -252 | $795 | $50,725,540 | 4 | Focus |
| 8 | An American Carol | $1,565,103 | 28% | 1,639 | -- | $955 | $2,787,021 | 1 | Vivendi |
| 9 | Flash of Genius | $1,010,636 | 40% | 1,098 | -- | $920 | $1,730,335 | 1 | Universal |
| 10 | Igor | $795,525 | 112% | 2,332 | -9 | $341 | $16,502,749 | 3 | MGM |
