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 Fri, Feb. 26 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Feb. 26 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shutter Island | $6,645,378 | 147% | 3,003 | 12 | $2,213 | $59,521,444 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Crazies | $5,981,133 | -- | 2,477 | -- | $2,415 | $5,981,133 | 1 | Overture |
| 3 | Cop Out | $5,948,012 | -- | 3,150 | -- | $1,888 | $5,948,012 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Avatar | $3,076,750 | 156% | 2,456 | -125 | $1,253 | $696,342,410 | 11 | Fox |
| 5 | Valentine's Day | $2,925,623 | 200% | 3,578 | -87 | $818 | $93,778,827 | 3 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 6 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | $2,374,210 | 249% | 3,302 | -94 | $719 | $63,789,069 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Dear John | $1,540,286 | 243% | 3,006 | -56 | $512 | $69,163,884 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 8 | The Wolfman | $1,125,915 | 75% | 3,043 | -180 | $370 | $54,246,175 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | The Tooth Fairy | $733,128 | 328% | 2,249 | -274 | $326 | $51,149,699 | 6 | Fox |
| 10 | Crazy Heart | $619,824 | 159% | 1,148 | 59 | $540 | $23,166,517 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
