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, Apr. 16 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 16 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,796,395 | -14% | 3,118 | -- | $576 | $43,466,132 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $1,768,741 | -14% | 4,136 | 27 | $428 | $149,826,920 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Fast & Furious | $1,545,444 | -7% | 3,472 | 11 | $445 | $124,430,163 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Observe and Report | $742,382 | -6% | 2,727 | -- | $272 | $14,639,968 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | I Love You, Man | $534,870 | -1% | 2,643 | -186 | $202 | $61,285,931 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Knowing | $530,945 | -3% | 2,925 | -398 | $182 | $70,218,688 | 4 | Summit |
| 7 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $479,552 | -5% | 2,721 | -11 | $176 | $48,769,810 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Adventureland | $287,070 | -6% | 1,876 | 14 | $153 | $12,732,839 | 2 | Miramax |
| 9 | Dragonball Evolution | $276,800 | -10% | 2,181 | -- | $127 | $6,249,170 | 1 | Fox |
| 10 | Duplicity | $255,110 | -4% | 1,965 | -557 | $130 | $37,936,677 | 4 | Universal |
