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 Thu, Dec. 17 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Dec. 17 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,381,295 | 7% | 3,434 | 3432 | $402 | $32,530,409 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Blind Side | $1,313,393 | 8% | 3,388 | 62 | $388 | $154,705,098 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Disney's A Christmas Carol | $844,840 | 12% | 2,402 | -144 | $352 | $127,371,382 | 6 | Disney |
| 4 | Invictus | $733,118 | -5% | 2,125 | -- | $345 | $11,674,785 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $721,275 | 2% | 3,635 | -489 | $198 | $270,189,845 | 4 | Summit |
| 6 | Brothers (2009) | $480,321 | -4% | 2,088 | 0 | $230 | $19,460,741 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 2012 | $386,292 | 3% | 2,838 | -382 | $136 | $156,824,198 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Old Dogs | $347,124 | 13% | 3,090 | -335 | $112 | $41,284,804 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Armored | $285,829 | -3% | 1,919 | 4 | $149 | $12,970,023 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 10 | Ninja Assassin | $283,431 | -4% | 2,100 | -403 | $135 | $35,487,014 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
