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. 30 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Jun. 30 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $13,510,885 | -9% | 4,234 | -- | $3,191 | $228,442,454 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | The Proposal | $3,287,729 | 19% | 3,058 | 2 | $1,075 | $75,206,527 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | The Hangover | $2,749,104 | 7% | 3,525 | -20 | $780 | $188,386,606 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Up | $2,571,506 | 19% | 3,487 | -345 | $737 | $254,966,645 | 5 | Disney |
| 5 | My Sister's Keeper | $2,270,733 | 12% | 2,606 | -- | $871 | $16,750,070 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Year One | $1,082,388 | 5% | 3,024 | 2 | $358 | $34,641,990 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $828,832 | 21% | 2,995 | -82 | $277 | $54,969,899 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $754,903 | 27% | 2,250 | -712 | $336 | $164,740,637 | 6 | Fox |
| 9 | Star Trek | $526,658 | 18% | 1,823 | -484 | $289 | $247,306,910 | 8 | Paramount |
| 10 | Land of the Lost | $203,842 | 9% | 1,504 | -1441 | $136 | $47,209,586 | 4 | Universal |
