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, Jan. 21 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Jan. 21 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $3,945,213 | 4% | 3,285 | -137 | $1,201 | $517,158,284 | 5 | Fox |
| 2 | The Book of Eli | $2,044,218 | 1% | 3,111 | -- | $657 | $45,003,223 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | It's Complicated | $774,865 | 7% | 2,670 | -285 | $290 | $92,460,060 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | The Lovely Bones | $764,407 | 4% | 2,563 | 2560 | $298 | $22,824,120 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes | $727,237 | 6% | 3,173 | -453 | $229 | $184,448,783 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $480,458 | 6% | 2,107 | -111 | $228 | $65,355,190 | 7 | Paramount |
| 7 | The Blind Side | $474,098 | 16% | 2,408 | -472 | $197 | $229,352,289 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $410,308 | 7% | 3,296 | -345 | $124 | $197,892,475 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Leap Year (2010) | $401,965 | 10% | 2,512 | 1 | $160 | $19,966,185 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Daybreakers | $387,727 | -1% | 2,523 | 0 | $154 | $26,545,295 | 2 | Lionsgate |
