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 Mon, Sep. 21 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Sep. 21 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $1,302,749 | -86% | 3,119 | -- | $418 | $31,607,288 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | The Informant! | $862,264 | -64% | 2,505 | -- | $344 | $11,326,144 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $576,615 | -74% | 2,255 | 0 | $256 | $38,327,551 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Love Happens | $550,470 | -69% | 1,898 | -- | $290 | $8,607,749 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Jennifer's Body | $523,059 | -66% | 2,702 | -- | $194 | $7,390,466 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | Inglourious Basterds | $384,869 | -62% | 2,519 | -696 | $153 | $110,502,370 | 5 | Weinstein Company |
| 7 | 9 (2009) | $356,053 | -77% | 2,060 | 399 | $173 | $23,272,561 | 2 | Focus |
| 8 | All About Steve | $225,488 | -70% | 2,159 | -106 | $104 | $26,876,682 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | The Final Destination | $206,948 | -67% | 1,805 | -927 | $115 | $62,613,599 | 4 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 10 | Whiteout | $194,221 | -66% | 2,745 | 0 | $71 | $8,752,716 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
