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 Sat, May. 2 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, May. 2 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $29,323,823 | -15% | 4,099 | -- | $7,154 | $63,757,357 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $6,102,705 | 5% | 3,175 | -- | $1,922 | $11,909,923 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Obsessed | $5,158,625 | 27% | 2,514 | 0 | $2,052 | $44,037,441 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 4 | 17 Again | $2,787,327 | 40% | 3,255 | 0 | $856 | $46,927,003 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $2,628,952 | 102% | 2,626 | -912 | $1,001 | $180,541,181 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Soloist | $2,423,838 | 45% | 2,033 | 9 | $1,192 | $16,606,042 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,852,215 | 71% | 2,819 | -412 | $657 | $69,714,781 | 4 | Disney |
| 8 | Earth (2009) | $1,699,546 | 34% | 1,804 | 0 | $942 | $20,630,021 | 2 | Disneynature |
| 9 | State of Play | $1,662,529 | 55% | 2,445 | -362 | $680 | $29,967,282 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Fighting | $1,583,908 | 11% | 2,312 | 3 | $685 | $16,338,096 | 2 | Universal / Rogue |
