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, Jun. 28 - Sun, Jun. 30
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pale Rider | $9,119,111 | -- | 1,710 | -- | $5,333 | $9,119,111 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Cocoon | $7,347,444 | -7% | 1,152 | 12 | $6,378 | $15,283,871 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $6,957,496 | -4% | 1,956 | -118 | $3,557 | $105,853,158 | 6 | TriStar |
| 4 | St. Elmo's Fire | $6,128,157 | -- | 1,204 | -- | $5,090 | $6,128,157 | 1 | Columbia |
| 5 | The Goonies | $4,619,669 | -26% | 1,705 | 0 | $2,709 | $28,358,050 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Fletch | $3,030,585 | -25% | 1,099 | -124 | $2,758 | $25,563,111 | 5 | Universal |
| 7 | Lifeforce | $2,495,205 | -41% | 1,515 | -11 | $1,647 | $6,704,341 | 2 | TriStar |
| 8 | Return to Oz | $1,908,527 | -33% | 1,196 | -42 | $1,596 | $4,753,422 | 2 | Disney |
| 9 | A View to a Kill | $1,742,866 | -30% | 1,037 | -208 | $1,681 | $32,146,770 | 6 | MGM/UA |
