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, Mar. 19 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Fri, Mar. 19 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice in Wonderland (2010) | $9,815,632 | 92% | 3,739 | 11 | $2,625 | $241,059,300 | 3 | Disney |
| 2 | The Bounty Hunter | $7,641,747 | -- | 3,074 | -- | $2,486 | $7,641,747 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | $7,375,022 | -- | 3,077 | -- | $2,397 | $7,375,022 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Repo Men | $2,168,125 | -- | 2,521 | -- | $860 | $2,168,125 | 1 | Universal |
| 5 | She's Out of My League | $1,883,011 | 83% | 2,958 | 2 | $637 | $15,821,822 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | Green Zone | $1,817,420 | 86% | 3,004 | 1 | $605 | $20,556,450 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Shutter Island | $1,390,945 | 86% | 2,704 | -652 | $514 | $112,405,577 | 5 | Paramount |
| 8 | Remember Me | $1,225,318 | 91% | 2,215 | 3 | $553 | $11,891,746 | 2 | Summit |
| 9 | Our Family Wedding | $1,131,222 | 118% | 1,609 | 4 | $703 | $10,999,729 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 10 | Avatar | $1,057,206 | 62% | 1,236 | -482 | $855 | $734,299,024 | 14 | Fox |
