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 Fri, Apr. 24 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Apr. 24 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obsessed | $11,209,916 | -- | 2,514 | -- | $4,459 | $11,209,916 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | Fighting | $4,536,913 | -- | 2,309 | -- | $1,965 | $4,536,913 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 3 | 17 Again | $3,854,147 | 246% | 3,255 | 0 | $1,184 | $32,160,671 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | The Soloist | $3,204,940 | -- | 2,024 | -- | $1,583 | $3,204,940 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Earth (2009) | $2,893,216 | 78% | 1,804 | -- | $1,604 | $8,540,619 | 1 | Disneynature |
| 6 | State of Play | $2,077,797 | 136% | 2,807 | 4 | $740 | $20,311,374 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $2,027,757 | 174% | 3,538 | -124 | $573 | $168,325,139 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Fast & Furious | $1,926,596 | 200% | 3,566 | -108 | $540 | $141,087,696 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,803,240 | 238% | 3,231 | 113 | $558 | $61,019,682 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Crank: High Voltage | $841,670 | 90% | 2,223 | 0 | $379 | $9,960,922 | 2 | Lionsgate |
