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 Wed, Apr. 15 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Apr. 15 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $2,081,359 | -21% | 3,118 | -- | $668 | $41,669,737 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $2,052,782 | -15% | 4,136 | 27 | $496 | $148,058,179 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Fast & Furious | $1,667,218 | -19% | 3,472 | 11 | $480 | $122,884,719 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Observe and Report | $788,967 | -20% | 2,727 | -- | $289 | $13,897,586 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Knowing | $546,451 | -16% | 2,925 | -398 | $187 | $69,687,743 | 4 | Summit |
| 6 | I Love You, Man | $541,918 | -16% | 2,643 | -186 | $205 | $60,751,061 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $507,446 | -14% | 2,721 | -11 | $186 | $48,290,258 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Dragonball Evolution | $307,747 | -21% | 2,181 | -- | $141 | $5,972,370 | 1 | Fox |
| 9 | Adventureland | $306,742 | -16% | 1,876 | 14 | $164 | $12,445,769 | 2 | Miramax |
| 10 | Duplicity | $265,229 | -7% | 1,965 | -557 | $135 | $37,681,567 | 4 | Universal |
