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. 15 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, Feb. 15 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $7,425,567 | -27% | 3,356 | -- | $2,213 | $38,661,634 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Valentine's Day | $6,874,605 | -71% | 3,665 | -- | $1,876 | $63,135,312 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 3 | Avatar | $5,171,224 | -48% | 2,685 | -315 | $1,926 | $666,749,368 | 9 | Fox |
| 4 | The Wolfman | $4,075,830 | -63% | 3,222 | -- | $1,265 | $35,555,065 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | Dear John | $2,128,662 | -67% | 2,975 | 6 | $716 | $56,077,760 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 6 | The Tooth Fairy | $1,951,510 | -20% | 2,748 | -470 | $710 | $43,934,952 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | From Paris with Love | $857,667 | -63% | 2,722 | 0 | $315 | $17,465,570 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Edge of Darkness | $729,181 | -62% | 2,615 | -451 | $279 | $37,054,157 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Crazy Heart | $716,073 | -58% | 1,005 | 186 | $713 | $17,508,618 | 9 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | When in Rome | $595,044 | -62% | 2,125 | -331 | $280 | $26,875,654 | 3 | Disney |
