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 Thu, Jul. 16 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jul. 16 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $22,011,298 | -62% | 4,275 | -- | $5,149 | $80,186,833 | 0 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $3,503,411 | 3% | 3,841 | -258 | $912 | $134,305,060 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $2,402,676 | -2% | 4,293 | 59 | $560 | $350,120,537 | 3 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 4 | Brüno | $1,984,419 | -10% | 2,759 | -- | $719 | $41,217,052 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | The Proposal | $1,451,397 | 3% | 2,920 | -179 | $497 | $119,795,685 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | The Hangover | $1,257,023 | 2% | 2,667 | -403 | $471 | $227,573,114 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Public Enemies | $1,203,204 | -2% | 3,121 | -213 | $386 | $71,894,033 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | My Sister's Keeper | $633,489 | 3% | 1,967 | -639 | $322 | $38,681,519 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Up | $588,493 | 7% | 1,686 | -970 | $349 | $276,411,512 | 7 | Disney |
| 10 | I Love You Beth Cooper | $578,718 | 0% | 1,858 | -- | $311 | $7,596,837 | 1 | Fox |
