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. 24 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Jul. 24 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G-Force | $11,533,182 | -- | 3,697 | -- | $3,120 | $11,533,182 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Ugly Truth | $10,836,824 | -- | 2,882 | -- | $3,760 | $10,836,824 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $9,334,669 | 36% | 4,325 | 0 | $2,158 | $201,168,175 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Orphan | $4,935,591 | -- | 2,750 | -- | $1,795 | $4,935,591 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $2,627,198 | -5% | 3,300 | -517 | $796 | $165,717,129 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $2,490,997 | 41% | 3,237 | -620 | $770 | $373,583,763 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 7 | The Proposal | $2,149,642 | 49% | 2,779 | -264 | $774 | $135,815,712 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | The Hangover | $1,994,649 | 62% | 2,285 | -382 | $873 | $242,614,496 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Public Enemies | $1,248,729 | 21% | 2,291 | -827 | $545 | $85,177,309 | 4 | Universal |
| 10 | Brüno | $909,366 | 0% | 1,895 | -864 | $480 | $54,708,436 | 3 | Universal |
