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, Jan. 11 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Jan. 11 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Torino | $7,704,195 | -37% | 2,808 | 2724 | $2,744 | $40,523,076 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Bride Wars | $4,600,369 | -45% | 3,226 | -- | $1,426 | $21,058,442 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | The Unborn (2009) | $3,794,418 | -51% | 2,357 | -- | $1,610 | $19,810,277 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 4 | Marley & Me | $3,076,575 | -40% | 3,478 | -27 | $885 | $123,749,118 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Bedtime Stories | $2,405,629 | -42% | 3,511 | -173 | $685 | $97,429,821 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $2,319,462 | -42% | 2,947 | -41 | $787 | $94,090,293 | 3 | Paramount |
| 7 | Valkyrie | $1,619,110 | -43% | 2,838 | 60 | $571 | $71,463,397 | 3 | MGM / United Artists |
| 8 | Yes Man | $1,405,500 | -46% | 2,955 | -479 | $476 | $89,292,021 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Seven Pounds | $868,453 | -48% | 2,456 | -302 | $354 | $66,744,689 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | The Tale of Despereaux | $861,255 | -31% | 2,297 | -794 | $375 | $47,634,311 | 4 | Universal |
