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, Feb. 25 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Feb. 25 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shutter Island | $2,687,866 | 2% | 2,991 | -- | $899 | $52,876,066 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Avatar | $1,202,884 | 0% | 2,581 | -104 | $466 | $693,265,660 | 10 | Fox |
| 3 | Valentine's Day | $974,046 | 3% | 3,665 | 0 | $266 | $90,853,204 | 2 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $680,056 | 13% | 3,396 | 40 | $200 | $61,414,859 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | The Wolfman | $644,555 | 3% | 3,223 | 1 | $200 | $53,120,260 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Dear John | $448,926 | 4% | 3,062 | 87 | $147 | $67,623,598 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 7 | Crazy Heart | $239,087 | -9% | 1,089 | 84 | $220 | $22,546,693 | 10 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | From Paris with Love | $220,386 | 0% | 2,311 | -411 | $95 | $22,269,426 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Edge of Darkness | $203,181 | 3% | 2,118 | -497 | $96 | $41,153,077 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Tooth Fairy | $171,361 | 6% | 2,523 | -225 | $68 | $50,416,571 | 5 | Fox |
