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. 24 - Sun, Aug. 26
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tightrope | $7,198,635 | -21% | 1,535 | 0 | $4,690 | $16,355,180 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ghostbusters | $4,682,414 | -13% | 1,391 | -9 | $3,366 | $179,380,785 | 12 | Columbia |
| 3 | Red Dawn (1984) | $3,358,658 | -40% | 1,396 | -396 | $2,406 | $17,173,375 | 3 | MGM/UA |
| 4 | The Woman in Red | $2,941,215 | -7% | 1,069 | 4 | $2,751 | $6,101,026 | 2 | Orion |
| 5 | The Karate Kid (1984) | $2,870,497 | -16% | 1,090 | 60 | $2,633 | $40,811,584 | 10 | Columbia |
| 6 | Oxford Blues | $2,486,418 | -- | 1,075 | -- | $2,313 | $2,486,418 | 1 | MGM |
| 7 | Sheena | $1,618,493 | -45% | 1,388 | -108 | $1,166 | $4,568,607 | 2 | Columbia |
