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, May. 3 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Mon, May. 3 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) | $2,077,000 | -68% | 3,332 | -- | $623 | $34,979,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $605,277 | -81% | 3,426 | -239 | $177 | $192,779,027 | 6 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 3 | The Back-up Plan | $495,644 | -72% | 3,280 | 0 | $151 | $23,459,161 | 2 | CBS Films |
| 4 | Date Night | $481,446 | -71% | 3,093 | -201 | $156 | $74,085,807 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | The Losers | $449,000 | -71% | 2,936 | 0 | $153 | $18,463,000 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | $437,000 | -73% | 2,737 | -534 | $160 | $154,348,000 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Kick-Ass | $426,036 | -68% | 2,542 | -523 | $168 | $42,654,309 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Death at a Funeral (2010) | $348,895 | -70% | 2,271 | -188 | $154 | $35,249,173 | 3 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 9 | Furry Vengeance | $267,477 | -86% | 2,997 | -- | $89 | $6,895,041 | 1 | Summit |
| 10 | Oceans | $247,950 | -67% | 1,210 | 4 | $205 | $13,708,065 | 2 | Disneynature |
