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. 9 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 9 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hangover | $6,589,690 | -14% | 3,269 | -- | $2,016 | $59,228,201 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Up | $4,902,722 | 4% | 3,818 | 52 | $1,284 | $146,817,351 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Land of the Lost | $1,778,880 | -6% | 3,521 | -- | $505 | $22,520,428 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $1,623,372 | 11% | 3,807 | -294 | $426 | $130,407,765 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Star Trek | $925,501 | 0% | 3,202 | -305 | $289 | $224,565,426 | 5 | Paramount |
| 6 | Terminator Salvation | $901,089 | -4% | 3,304 | -298 | $273 | $107,407,240 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Angels & Demons | $782,352 | 11% | 2,925 | -539 | $267 | $117,662,488 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Drag Me to Hell | $778,909 | -3% | 2,510 | 2 | $310 | $29,812,082 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | My Life in Ruins | $409,742 | 29% | 1,164 | -- | $352 | $3,949,105 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $217,195 | -1% | 1,391 | -872 | $156 | $174,781,232 | 6 | Fox |
