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 Wed, Dec. 3 2008
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Dec. 3 2008 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Christmases | $1,558,510 | -14% | 3,310 | 110 | $471 | $51,074,596 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | Twilight (2008) | $1,328,744 | -10% | 3,425 | 0 | $388 | $123,986,806 | 2 | Summit |
| 3 | Australia | $906,735 | -17% | 2,642 | 25 | $343 | $22,988,278 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Quantum of Solace | $824,430 | -11% | 3,501 | 0 | $235 | $144,053,246 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Bolt | $608,765 | -9% | 3,654 | 0 | $167 | $68,955,582 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | Transporter 3 | $600,097 | -19% | 2,626 | 0 | $229 | $20,314,259 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $331,774 | -12% | 3,709 | 0 | $89 | $160,235,296 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Role Models | $296,168 | -10% | 2,195 | 0 | $135 | $58,734,862 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Changeling | $80,508 | -16% | 1,010 | 0 | $80 | $34,103,966 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $30,537 | 0% | 1,385 | 0 | $22 | $88,855,775 | 6 | Disney |
