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. 20 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Tue, Oct. 20 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,801,195 | 6% | 2,890 | -- | $623 | $24,545,007 | 1 | Overture |
| 2 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,757,205 | -11% | 3,735 | -- | $470 | $36,427,210 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Couples Retreat | $1,203,262 | 11% | 3,009 | 9 | $400 | $64,906,373 | 2 | Universal |
| 4 | Zombieland | $617,261 | 4% | 3,171 | 133 | $195 | $61,847,055 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | The Stepfather (2009) | $614,755 | 7% | 2,734 | -- | $225 | $12,768,349 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $329,945 | -8% | 3,037 | 45 | $109 | $108,887,074 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | The Invention of Lying | $163,216 | 19% | 1,624 | -119 | $101 | $15,799,100 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Surrogates | $162,631 | 8% | 2,326 | -666 | $70 | $36,642,069 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) | $138,475 | -9% | 1,489 | -263 | $93 | $28,842,897 | 3 | Disney |
| 10 | Whip It | $123,834 | 12% | 1,482 | -256 | $84 | $11,597,615 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
