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 Mon, May. 25 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 25 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $15,878,532 | -14% | 4,096 | -- | $3,877 | $70,051,276 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Terminator Salvation | $9,385,076 | -29% | 3,530 | -- | $2,659 | $65,315,414 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Star Trek | $6,488,256 | -24% | 4,053 | 193 | $1,601 | $191,017,096 | 3 | Paramount |
| 4 | Angels & Demons | $5,692,848 | -26% | 3,527 | 0 | $1,614 | $87,526,773 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Dance Flick | $1,978,940 | -32% | 2,450 | -- | $808 | $12,622,606 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $1,840,859 | -35% | 3,183 | -709 | $578 | $165,165,055 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $922,188 | -28% | 2,255 | -895 | $409 | $46,909,126 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 8 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $601,133 | 5% | 1,434 | -517 | $419 | $193,711,899 | 9 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | Obsessed | $448,922 | -30% | 1,603 | -1031 | $280 | $66,332,806 | 5 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | 17 Again | $277,036 | -17% | 1,107 | -1343 | $250 | $60,606,489 | 6 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
