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 Sun, Sep. 20 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sun, Sep. 20 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $9,014,605 | -31% | 3,119 | -- | $2,890 | $30,304,539 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Informant! | $2,427,253 | -44% | 2,505 | -- | $969 | $10,463,880 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $2,244,259 | -51% | 2,255 | 0 | $995 | $37,750,936 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Love Happens | $1,784,374 | -44% | 1,898 | -- | $940 | $8,057,279 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | 9 (2009) | $1,550,539 | -36% | 2,060 | 399 | $753 | $22,916,508 | 2 | Focus |
| 6 | Jennifer's Body | $1,542,268 | -39% | 2,702 | -- | $571 | $6,867,407 | 1 | Fox |
| 7 | Inglourious Basterds | $1,001,781 | -38% | 2,519 | -696 | $398 | $110,117,501 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 8 | All About Steve | $754,526 | -49% | 2,159 | -106 | $349 | $26,651,194 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | The Final Destination | $635,075 | -37% | 1,805 | -927 | $352 | $62,406,651 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 10 | Sorority Row | $584,903 | -45% | 2,591 | -74 | $226 | $8,880,323 | 2 | Summit |
