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.
Weekend Actuals (Domestic) Fri, Aug. 26 - Sun, Aug. 28
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Mom | $6,445,106 | 51% | 1,235 | 501 | $5,219 | $13,909,645 | 6 | Fox |
| 2 | Risky Business | $4,820,197 | -8% | 1,089 | 198 | $4,426 | $18,925,585 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Easy Money (1983) | $4,554,729 | -22% | 1,171 | 41 | $3,890 | $10,399,703 | 2 | Orion |
| 4 | Hercules (1983) | $3,473,635 | -- | 1,001 | -- | $3,470 | $3,473,635 | 1 | Cannon |
| 5 | Vacation | $3,410,591 | -15% | 1,246 | -6 | $2,737 | $29,126,210 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Return of the Jedi | $2,563,071 | -16% | 1,178 | -106 | $2,176 | $158,785,647 | 14 | Fox |
| 7 | Cujo | $1,944,372 | -46% | 1,025 | -268 | $1,897 | $11,651,891 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
