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, Feb. 21 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Feb. 21 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail | $16,618,124 | 13% | 2,032 | -- | $8,178 | $31,366,393 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Taken | $5,178,180 | 50% | 3,102 | -7 | $1,669 | $92,382,585 | 4 | Fox |
| 3 | Coraline | $4,958,149 | 84% | 2,155 | -165 | $2,301 | $49,982,213 | 3 | Focus |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $3,957,414 | 89% | 2,244 | 610 | $1,764 | $96,016,341 | 15 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | $3,747,679 | 28% | 3,050 | -125 | $1,229 | $68,223,659 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Friday the 13th (2009) | $3,335,050 | 19% | 3,105 | 0 | $1,074 | $53,316,016 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $3,132,824 | 69% | 2,835 | -130 | $1,105 | $119,371,880 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $2,914,857 | 25% | 2,507 | 0 | $1,163 | $25,876,626 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | Fired Up | $2,245,011 | -1% | 1,810 | -- | $1,240 | $4,520,494 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | The International | $2,005,722 | 49% | 2,364 | 0 | $848 | $15,914,463 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
