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. 19 - Sun, Aug. 21
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $12,833,403 | -- | 1,765 | -- | $7,271 | $12,833,403 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Young Guns | $5,037,716 | -28% | 1,416 | 29 | $3,558 | $12,049,109 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | Die Hard | $4,523,326 | -21% | 1,629 | -84 | $2,777 | $29,819,551 | 6 | Fox |
| 4 | A Fish Called Wanda | $4,407,331 | -16% | 1,215 | 101 | $3,627 | $16,699,413 | 6 | MGM |
| 5 | Cocktail (1988) | $4,004,424 | -36% | 1,462 | 0 | $2,739 | $30,225,688 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $3,664,197 | -16% | 1,598 | 163 | $2,293 | $61,543,736 | 9 | Disney |
| 7 | Coming to America | $2,512,639 | -30% | 1,273 | -208 | $1,974 | $57,272,102 | 8 | Paramount |
| 8 | Midnight Run | $2,107,573 | -24% | 1,006 | -127 | $2,095 | $18,809,793 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | Big | $1,725,815 | -22% | 1,071 | -100 | $1,611 | $60,408,822 | 12 | Fox |
| 10 | Mac and Me | $1,021,054 | -50% | 1,317 | 3 | $775 | $3,082,518 | 2 | Orion |
