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 Thu, Mar. 12 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Mar. 12 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watchmen | $2,609,854 | -7% | 3,611 | -- | $723 | $67,935,227 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Taken | $586,039 | 7% | 3,016 | -73 | $194 | $120,176,443 | 6 | Fox |
| 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $582,035 | 3% | 2,890 | -53 | $201 | $127,600,227 | 17 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail | $450,219 | 7% | 2,151 | 99 | $209 | $78,079,599 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | $381,236 | 4% | 2,445 | -413 | $156 | $86,101,461 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $293,399 | 10% | 2,558 | -140 | $115 | $134,669,038 | 8 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $269,271 | 10% | 2,290 | -244 | $118 | $39,355,832 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Coraline | $231,586 | 7% | 1,959 | -133 | $118 | $66,519,245 | 5 | Focus |
| 9 | Gran Torino | $190,016 | 4% | 1,520 | -230 | $125 | $142,332,839 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Reader | $176,431 | -3% | 1,175 | -28 | $150 | $30,569,108 | 13 | The Weinstein Company |
