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, Apr. 13 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Apr. 13 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $4,624,160 | 4% | 3,118 | -- | $1,483 | $36,947,565 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $3,378,708 | -26% | 4,136 | 27 | $817 | $143,585,854 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Fast & Furious | $2,656,238 | -57% | 3,472 | 11 | $765 | $119,151,989 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Observe and Report | $1,102,648 | -54% | 2,727 | -- | $404 | $12,121,164 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Knowing | $725,791 | -53% | 2,925 | -398 | $248 | $68,492,932 | 4 | Summit |
| 6 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $701,749 | -45% | 2,721 | -11 | $258 | $47,191,647 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | I Love You, Man | $698,455 | -53% | 2,643 | -186 | $264 | $59,561,487 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Dragonball Evolution | $521,518 | -48% | 2,181 | -- | $239 | $5,277,253 | 1 | Fox |
| 9 | Adventureland | $401,452 | -49% | 1,876 | 14 | $214 | $11,772,269 | 2 | Miramax |
| 10 | Race to Witch Mountain | $330,346 | -23% | 2,172 | -653 | $152 | $62,294,979 | 5 | Disney |
