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. 8 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Feb. 8 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $2,251,567 | -56% | 3,000 | -74 | $751 | $631,956,637 | 8 | Fox |
| 2 | Dear John | $2,140,429 | -49% | 2,969 | -- | $721 | $32,609,043 | 1 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 3 | From Paris with Love | $823,815 | -43% | 2,722 | -- | $303 | $8,982,675 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Edge of Darkness | $662,242 | -38% | 3,066 | 0 | $216 | $29,610,093 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | The Book of Eli | $521,247 | -31% | 2,820 | -255 | $185 | $82,566,387 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Tooth Fairy | $410,238 | -73% | 3,218 | -127 | $127 | $34,872,806 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | When in Rome | $390,557 | -56% | 2,456 | 0 | $159 | $21,335,291 | 2 | Disney |
| 8 | Legion | $383,916 | -44% | 2,339 | -137 | $164 | $35,115,850 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes | $237,431 | -41% | 1,805 | -445 | $132 | $201,721,901 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Blind Side | $211,109 | -45% | 1,740 | -11 | $121 | $241,580,725 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
