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, Apr. 29 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Thu, Apr. 29 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Back-up Plan | $805,907 | -3% | 3,280 | -- | $246 | $15,707,755 | 1 | CBS Films |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $770,113 | 4% | 3,665 | -160 | $210 | $181,559,461 | 5 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | Kick-Ass | $690,912 | -2% | 3,065 | 0 | $225 | $37,712,333 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Date Night | $682,176 | 4% | 3,294 | -86 | $207 | $66,027,009 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Oceans | $646,456 | 13% | 1,206 | 0 | $536 | $10,895,272 | 1 | Disneynature |
| 6 | The Losers | $607,342 | -2% | 2,936 | -- | $207 | $12,125,310 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $594,298 | 2% | 3,271 | -482 | $182 | $148,055,705 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Death at a Funeral (2010) | $521,561 | -2% | 2,459 | 0 | $212 | $30,777,173 | 2 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | The Last Song | $225,095 | 7% | 2,794 | 27 | $81 | $56,344,983 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | Hot Tub Time Machine | $190,329 | -2% | 1,787 | -521 | $107 | $46,510,924 | 5 | MGM |
