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 Fri, Jul. 3 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 3 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $17,989,970 | 54% | 4,234 | 0 | $4,249 | $269,026,075 | 2 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $17,197,369 | 53% | 4,099 | -- | $4,196 | $42,240,692 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Public Enemies | $10,168,066 | 52% | 3,334 | -- | $3,050 | $25,038,347 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | The Proposal | $5,194,057 | 51% | 3,099 | 41 | $1,676 | $86,673,119 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | The Hangover | $4,490,867 | 50% | 3,070 | -455 | $1,463 | $198,265,450 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Up | $2,720,029 | 56% | 2,656 | -831 | $1,024 | $261,015,300 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | My Sister's Keeper | $2,448,800 | 22% | 2,606 | 0 | $940 | $23,180,261 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $948,600 | 74% | 1,908 | -1087 | $497 | $56,922,251 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Year One | $940,905 | 36% | 2,240 | -784 | $420 | $36,917,611 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $877,372 | 73% | 1,419 | -831 | $618 | $166,542,543 | 7 | Fox |
