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 Sat, Dec. 26 2009
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Dec. 26 2009 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $28,274,406 | 22% | 3,456 | 4 | $8,181 | $188,637,505 | 2 | Fox |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $21,837,175 | -11% | 3,626 | -- | $6,022 | $46,446,116 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $19,842,031 | 43% | 3,700 | -- | $5,363 | $60,583,319 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | It's Complicated | $8,402,005 | 17% | 2,887 | -- | $2,910 | $15,576,200 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $4,640,000 | 38% | 2,766 | -641 | $1,678 | $180,658,341 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $4,381,000 | 20% | 1,895 | 1720 | $2,312 | $20,789,877 | 4 | Paramount |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,857,675 | 97% | 3,475 | 0 | $1,110 | $60,485,692 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,963,417 | 27% | 2,718 | 0 | $722 | $14,100,525 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Nine | $1,887,053 | -7% | 1,412 | 1408 | $1,336 | $4,260,114 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | Invictus | $1,610,000 | 23% | 2,160 | 35 | $745 | $21,889,677 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
