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, Mar. 7 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Mar. 7 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watchmen | $18,383,615 | -25% | 3,611 | -- | $5,091 | $42,898,973 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail | $4,103,035 | 68% | 2,151 | 99 | $1,908 | $74,247,875 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Taken | $3,407,226 | 48% | 3,016 | -73 | $1,130 | $116,305,692 | 6 | Fox |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $3,183,937 | 63% | 2,890 | -53 | $1,102 | $123,659,014 | 17 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $1,987,313 | 77% | 2,558 | -140 | $777 | $132,553,138 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | He's Just Not That Into You | $1,765,084 | 33% | 2,445 | -413 | $722 | $83,721,004 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 7 | Coraline | $1,500,258 | 91% | 1,959 | -133 | $766 | $64,653,427 | 5 | Focus |
| 8 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $1,376,832 | 37% | 2,290 | -244 | $601 | $37,618,585 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $1,257,084 | 49% | 1,276 | 5 | $985 | $16,107,555 | 2 | Disney |
| 10 | Fired Up | $1,109,371 | 19% | 1,798 | -13 | $617 | $12,803,844 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
