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, Sep. 16 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Sep. 16 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $967,378 | -21% | 2,255 | -- | $429 | $26,933,070 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | Inglourious Basterds | $614,797 | -5% | 3,215 | -143 | $191 | $105,692,748 | 4 | Weinstein Company |
| 3 | 9 (2009) | $512,794 | -13% | 1,661 | 8 | $309 | $16,847,675 | 1 | Focus |
| 4 | The Final Destination | $412,755 | -15% | 2,732 | -389 | $151 | $59,611,497 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 5 | All About Steve | $407,135 | -12% | 2,265 | 14 | $180 | $22,874,469 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | Whiteout | $361,970 | -18% | 2,745 | -- | $132 | $6,090,870 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Julie & Julia | $346,448 | -2% | 2,342 | -186 | $148 | $86,196,091 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | District 9 | $331,546 | -6% | 2,560 | -579 | $130 | $109,444,333 | 5 | Sony / TriStar |
| 9 | Gamer | $311,574 | -16% | 2,502 | 0 | $125 | $17,273,670 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Sorority Row | $310,142 | -19% | 2,665 | -- | $116 | $6,072,568 | 1 | Summit |
