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 Sun, Apr. 26 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Apr. 26 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obsessed | $6,243,323 | -44% | 2,514 | -- | $2,483 | $28,612,956 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 2 | 17 Again | $2,767,684 | -43% | 3,255 | 0 | $850 | $39,826,349 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $2,692,376 | -29% | 3,358 | -304 | $802 | $174,818,298 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Earth (2009) | $2,638,263 | -20% | 1,804 | -- | $1,462 | $14,472,745 | 1 | Disneynature |
| 5 | The Soloist | $2,514,877 | -37% | 2,024 | -- | $1,243 | $9,716,900 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | Fighting | $2,458,463 | -39% | 2,309 | -- | $1,065 | $11,024,228 | 1 | Universal / Rogue |
| 7 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,789,870 | -37% | 3,231 | 113 | $554 | $65,652,815 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | State of Play | $1,684,081 | -45% | 2,807 | 4 | $600 | $25,083,228 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | Fast & Furious | $1,568,199 | -42% | 3,566 | -108 | $440 | $145,366,209 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Crank: High Voltage | $760,143 | -25% | 2,223 | 0 | $342 | $11,736,094 | 2 | Lionsgate |
