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 Tue, Oct. 6 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 6 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zombieland | $2,213,266 | 7% | 3,036 | -- | $729 | $29,015,870 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $685,843 | -1% | 2,977 | -142 | $230 | $82,879,829 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) | $653,854 | 0% | 1,745 | -- | $375 | $13,802,134 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Surrogates | $606,998 | 19% | 2,951 | 0 | $206 | $27,400,284 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | The Invention of Lying | $536,569 | 16% | 1,707 | -- | $314 | $8,027,784 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Whip It | $366,459 | 17% | 1,721 | -- | $213 | $5,331,651 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | The Informant! | $328,607 | 27% | 2,425 | -80 | $136 | $27,056,993 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Fame (2009) | $276,688 | 19% | 3,133 | 37 | $88 | $17,018,830 | 2 | MGM |
| 9 | Love Happens | $249,867 | 30% | 1,922 | 24 | $130 | $19,323,389 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Pandorum | $221,661 | 13% | 2,506 | 0 | $88 | $8,292,817 | 2 | Overture |
