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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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 Mon, Jul. 13 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Jul. 13 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $3,626,689 | -55% | 4,102 | 3 | $884 | $123,308,621 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Brüno | $3,624,589 | -51% | 2,756 | -- | $1,315 | $34,245,308 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $3,084,964 | -57% | 4,293 | 59 | $719 | $342,309,116 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Public Enemies | $1,634,499 | -59% | 3,336 | 2 | $490 | $67,858,816 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Proposal | $1,451,742 | -49% | 3,158 | 59 | $460 | $115,315,313 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | The Hangover | $1,321,414 | -54% | 3,002 | -68 | $440 | $223,772,022 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | I Love You Beth Cooper | $798,736 | -34% | 1,858 | -- | $430 | $5,718,203 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | My Sister's Keeper | $728,317 | -42% | 2,444 | -162 | $298 | $36,646,028 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Up | $691,396 | -50% | 2,201 | -455 | $314 | $274,527,140 | 7 | Disney |
| 10 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | $178,248 | -58% | 1,116 | -792 | $160 | $61,614,805 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
