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, Sep. 2 - Sun, Sep. 4
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | $6,435,710 | -8% | 1,758 | -9 | $3,661 | $26,258,471 | 3 | New Line |
| 2 | Betrayed | $5,496,111 | -1% | 1,099 | 63 | $5,001 | $11,030,898 | 2 | MGM/UA |
| 3 | A Fish Called Wanda | $5,098,053 | 35% | 1,187 | -36 | $4,295 | $25,568,273 | 8 | MGM |
| 4 | Die Hard | $4,766,648 | 30% | 1,461 | 29 | $3,263 | $38,254,452 | 8 | Fox |
| 5 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $4,434,566 | 49% | 1,588 | 39 | $2,793 | $68,958,531 | 11 | Disney |
| 6 | Cocktail (1988) | $4,374,397 | 50% | 1,404 | 65 | $3,116 | $37,525,149 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | Young Guns | $4,137,412 | 14% | 1,399 | 28 | $2,957 | $19,813,428 | 4 | Fox |
| 8 | Big | $2,487,652 | 65% | 1,177 | 187 | $2,114 | $64,401,209 | 14 | Fox |
| 9 | Hot to Trot | $1,924,010 | -13% | 1,157 | 1 | $1,663 | $4,130,228 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
