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 Wed, Jul. 28 2010
← previous next →| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 28 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inception | $5,522,151 | -9% | 3,792 | 0 | $1,456 | $160,539,271 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Salt | $3,645,745 | -17% | 3,612 | -- | $1,009 | $48,158,396 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Despicable Me | $3,311,405 | -8% | 3,600 | 99 | $920 | $171,350,870 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Toy Story 3 | $1,314,743 | -5% | 2,766 | -411 | $475 | $383,281,846 | 6 | Disney |
| 5 | Ramona and Beezus | $1,201,422 | -11% | 2,719 | -- | $442 | $11,493,125 | 1 | Fox |
| 6 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $1,193,167 | -14% | 3,504 | 0 | $341 | $46,363,289 | 2 | Disney |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | $1,063,719 | -8% | 3,121 | -880 | $341 | $283,126,985 | 4 | Summit |
| 8 | Grown Ups | $971,895 | -9% | 2,859 | -215 | $340 | $145,217,667 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | The Last Airbender | $516,848 | -12% | 2,127 | -678 | $243 | $124,950,100 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Predators | $370,701 | -8% | 1,846 | -823 | $201 | $48,034,849 | 3 | Fox |
| 11 | Knight and Day | $197,409 | -8% | 1,265 | -660 | $156 | $73,287,829 | 5 | Fox |
| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 28 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kids Are All Right | $303,643 | -5% | 201 | 163 | $1,511 | $5,803,961 | 3 | Focus |
| 2 | The Karate Kid (2010) | $154,318 | -9% | 780 | -752 | $198 | $172,184,348 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Cyrus | $85,138 | -16% | 454 | 8 | $188 | $6,599,309 | 6 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Shrek Forever After | $73,406 | 46% | 202 | -38 | $363 | $235,003,522 | 10 | Paramount / DreamWorks |
| 5 | Iron Man 2 | $67,734 | -10% | 330 | -32 | $205 | $311,050,651 | 12 | Paramount |
| 6 | Marmaduke | $46,531 | -7% | 254 | -20 | $183 | $32,709,642 | 8 | Fox |
| 7 | The A-Team | $38,728 | -11% | 296 | -132 | $131 | $75,859,751 | 7 | Fox |
| 8 | Winter's Bone | $38,108 | -9% | 129 | 8 | $295 | $3,669,189 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 9 | Killers | $34,570 | -10% | 233 | 67 | $148 | $46,468,040 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Letters to Juliet | $33,612 | -7% | 234 | -38 | $144 | $52,602,383 | 11 | Summit |
| 11 | Get Him to the Greek | $32,005 | 0% | 221 | -66 | $145 | $60,592,950 | 8 | Universal |
| 12 | Jonah Hex | $19,670 | -18% | 176 | 130 | $112 | $10,433,772 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Robin Hood | $19,665 | -12% | 171 | -55 | $115 | $105,113,735 | 11 | Universal |
| 14 | Date Night | $12,596 | -5% | 108 | -58 | $117 | $98,465,072 | 16 | Fox |
| 15 | Solitary Man | $11,256 | -3% | 105 | -41 | $107 | $4,065,191 | 10 | Anchor Bay |
| # | Title | Wed, Jul. 28 2010 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubble 3D | $95,451 | 22% | 53 | 0 | $1,801 | $11,752,722 | 19 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 2 | Under the Sea 3D | $23,929 | 9% | 13 | 0 | $1,841 | $23,209,356 | 76 | Warner Bros. / IMAX |
| 3 | Sex and the City 2 | $10,864 | -10% | 69 | -28 | $157 | $95,096,591 | 9 | Warner Bros. / New Line |
| 4 | City Island | $3,561 | -18% | 40 | -9 | $89 | $6,634,996 | 19 | Anchor Bay |
| 5 | Splice | $2,883 | -2% | 39 | -78 | $74 | $16,988,865 | 8 | Warner Bros |
| 6 | Avatar | $1,306 | -12% | 3 | -1 | $435 | $749,731,535 | 32 | Fox |
| 7 | The Secret of Kells | $186 | -35% | 4 | -2 | $47 | $690,228 | 21 | GKIDS |
| 8 | Princess Kaiulani | $133 | -9% | 2 | -1 | $67 | $858,737 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
