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, Feb. 1 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Feb. 1 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $2,700,621 | -73% | 3,074 | -67 | $879 | $598,813,903 | 7 | Fox |
| 2 | Edge of Darkness | $1,318,410 | -70% | 3,066 | -- | $430 | $18,532,794 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | When in Rome | $779,434 | -72% | 2,456 | -- | $317 | $13,129,475 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The Book of Eli | $744,213 | -70% | 3,075 | -36 | $242 | $75,255,978 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Legion | $625,807 | -70% | 2,476 | 0 | $253 | $29,648,593 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The Tooth Fairy | $527,259 | -83% | 3,345 | 1 | $158 | $26,631,646 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | Sherlock Holmes | $339,052 | -72% | 2,250 | -420 | $151 | $197,940,574 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Lovely Bones | $308,354 | -75% | 2,638 | 67 | $117 | $38,313,771 | 8 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 9 | It's Complicated | $303,920 | -69% | 2,096 | -205 | $145 | $104,414,955 | 6 | Universal |
| 10 | The Blind Side | $227,359 | -71% | 1,751 | -181 | $130 | $237,982,187 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
