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, May. 21 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, May. 21 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator Salvation | $13,372,139 | -- | 3,480 | -- | $3,843 | $13,372,139 | 0 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Star Trek | $2,980,018 | -4% | 3,860 | 11 | $772 | $161,636,153 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Angels & Demons | $2,618,434 | -11% | 3,527 | -- | $742 | $60,111,978 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $811,496 | -15% | 3,648 | -454 | $222 | $155,253,816 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $545,586 | 4% | 2,828 | -347 | $193 | $42,141,594 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Obsessed | $288,588 | -1% | 2,399 | -203 | $120 | $63,907,366 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | The Soloist | $197,792 | -7% | 2,022 | -68 | $98 | $28,396,132 | 4 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 8 | Earth (2009) | $192,728 | -4% | 1,144 | -650 | $168 | $29,943,105 | 4 | Disneynature |
| 9 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $185,827 | 8% | 1,951 | -234 | $95 | $191,652,454 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 10 | 17 Again | $185,631 | -6% | 1,908 | -995 | $97 | $59,314,848 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
