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, Dec. 7 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Dec. 7 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blind Side | $1,442,171 | -69% | 3,326 | 186 | $434 | $130,310,583 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,029,730 | -73% | 4,124 | 82 | $250 | $256,391,906 | 3 | Summit |
| 3 | Brothers (2009) | $764,666 | -66% | 2,088 | -- | $366 | $10,292,514 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Disney's A Christmas Carol | $510,536 | -78% | 2,546 | -467 | $201 | $115,761,359 | 5 | Disney |
| 5 | 2012 | $491,159 | -73% | 3,220 | -224 | $153 | $149,449,735 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Ninja Assassin | $468,419 | -67% | 2,503 | 0 | $187 | $30,290,341 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Armored | $464,529 | -69% | 1,915 | -- | $243 | $6,975,657 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | Old Dogs | $385,522 | -78% | 3,425 | 0 | $113 | $34,309,815 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | Everybody's Fine (2009) | $310,972 | -67% | 2,133 | -- | $146 | $4,163,040 | 1 | Miramax |
| 10 | Planet 51 | $192,313 | -85% | 2,904 | -131 | $66 | $34,243,769 | 3 | Sony / TriStar |
