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, Mar. 18 - Sun, Mar. 20
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | $6,106,661 | -- | 1,700 | -- | $3,592 | $6,106,661 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Good Morning, Vietnam | $4,030,848 | -8% | 1,523 | -56 | $2,647 | $64,816,061 | 13 | Disney |
| 3 | Vice Versa | $3,065,866 | -24% | 1,225 | 0 | $2,503 | $7,116,645 | 2 | Columbia |
| 4 | Masquerade (1988) | $2,745,296 | -22% | 1,031 | 1 | $2,663 | $6,245,555 | 2 | MGM |
| 5 | Moonstruck | $2,324,615 | -13% | 1,124 | -31 | $2,068 | $40,068,715 | 14 | MGM |
| 6 | Three Men and a Baby | $2,168,147 | -15% | 1,162 | -186 | $1,866 | $107,609,866 | 18 | Disney |
| 7 | Off Limits | $1,583,748 | -43% | 1,371 | 5 | $1,155 | $4,379,859 | 2 | Fox |
