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. 16 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 16 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hangover | $5,528,661 | 0% | 3,355 | 86 | $1,648 | $115,829,982 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Up | $3,978,708 | 10% | 3,886 | 68 | $1,024 | $195,017,603 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $2,427,679 | 4% | 3,074 | -- | $790 | $28,128,360 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $1,326,839 | 17% | 3,365 | -442 | $394 | $145,922,617 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | Land of the Lost | $1,289,836 | 6% | 3,534 | 13 | $365 | $37,333,684 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Imagine That | $744,016 | 17% | 3,008 | -- | $247 | $6,884,346 | 1 | Paramount |
| 7 | Star Trek | $734,400 | 9% | 2,638 | -564 | $278 | $233,292,895 | 6 | Paramount |
| 8 | Terminator Salvation | $658,515 | 6% | 2,650 | -654 | $248 | $115,204,157 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Angels & Demons | $557,713 | 12% | 2,436 | -489 | $229 | $124,269,139 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Drag Me to Hell | $534,553 | 2% | 2,273 | -237 | $235 | $36,270,671 | 3 | Universal |
