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 Tue, Jun. 2 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 2 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up | $6,405,988 | 2% | 3,766 | -- | $1,701 | $80,785,626 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $2,205,656 | 16% | 4,101 | 5 | $538 | $108,256,101 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Terminator Salvation | $1,684,869 | -1% | 3,602 | 72 | $468 | $94,342,853 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Drag Me to Hell | $1,428,159 | -5% | 2,508 | -- | $569 | $18,757,751 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Star Trek | $1,322,988 | 4% | 3,507 | -546 | $377 | $211,911,374 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | Angels & Demons | $1,287,537 | 12% | 3,464 | -63 | $372 | $107,356,644 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Dance Flick | $411,403 | 5% | 2,459 | 9 | $167 | $19,888,088 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $410,274 | 7% | 2,263 | -920 | $181 | $171,638,799 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $253,239 | 19% | 1,450 | -805 | $175 | $50,491,149 | 5 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
