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 Mon, Mar. 30 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Mar. 30 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $3,522,635 | -81% | 4,104 | -- | $858 | $62,845,141 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $1,346,086 | -70% | 2,732 | -- | $493 | $24,351,144 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | I Love You, Man | $1,096,209 | -68% | 2,717 | 6 | $403 | $38,174,042 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Knowing | $966,822 | -74% | 3,337 | 5 | $290 | $47,181,063 | 2 | Summit |
| 5 | Duplicity | $529,605 | -72% | 2,579 | 5 | $205 | $26,284,717 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Race to Witch Mountain | $376,015 | -78% | 3,268 | 81 | $115 | $53,836,246 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | 12 Rounds | $356,136 | -74% | 2,331 | -- | $153 | $5,686,228 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Watchmen | $253,142 | -68% | 2,010 | -1500 | $126 | $103,527,428 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Last House on the Left (2009) | $236,226 | -64% | 2,251 | -151 | $105 | $28,729,171 | 3 | Universal / Rogue |
| 10 | Taken | $189,591 | -70% | 1,961 | -700 | $97 | $137,249,588 | 9 | Fox |
