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 Wed, Jul. 1 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 1 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $13,791,797 | -- | 4,032 | -- | $3,421 | $13,791,797 | 0 | Fox |
| 2 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $10,939,321 | -19% | 4,234 | 0 | $2,584 | $239,381,775 | 1 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Public Enemies | $8,165,333 | -- | 3,319 | -- | $2,460 | $8,165,333 | 0 | Universal |
| 4 | The Proposal | $2,823,097 | -14% | 3,061 | 5 | $922 | $78,029,624 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Hangover | $2,394,895 | -13% | 3,124 | -421 | $767 | $190,781,501 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | My Sister's Keeper | $1,970,675 | -13% | 2,606 | -- | $756 | $18,720,745 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Up | $1,584,809 | -38% | 2,656 | -906 | $597 | $256,551,454 | 5 | Disney |
| 8 | Year One | $642,633 | -41% | 2,370 | -652 | $271 | $35,284,623 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $459,936 | -45% | 2,071 | -942 | $222 | $55,429,835 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $418,022 | -45% | 1,361 | -1048 | $307 | $165,158,659 | 6 | Fox |
