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, Jul. 21 - Sun, Jul. 23
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $13,022,249 | -24% | 1,830 | 0 | $7,116 | $50,599,175 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Batman (1989) | $11,165,099 | -26% | 2,201 | 0 | $5,073 | $187,523,064 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | $6,432,416 | -27% | 1,498 | 38 | $4,294 | $52,037,283 | 5 | Disney |
| 4 | License to Kill | $5,100,314 | -42% | 1,587 | 12 | $3,214 | $13,875,090 | 2 | MGM/UA |
| 5 | Peter Pan (1953) (1989 re-issue) | $4,349,121 | -23% | 1,533 | 58 | $2,837 | $9,960,906 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | Dead Poets Society | $3,547,080 | -17% | 1,062 | 15 | $3,340 | $44,029,306 | 7 | Disney |
| 7 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $3,383,204 | -27% | 1,523 | -194 | $2,221 | $124,383,544 | 9 | Paramount |
| 8 | Ghostbusters II | $2,883,369 | -33% | 1,758 | -220 | $1,640 | $98,490,242 | 6 | Columbia |
| 9 | Weekend at Bernie's | $2,709,067 | -28% | 1,104 | -35 | $2,454 | $10,964,963 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | UHF | $2,251,831 | -- | 1,295 | -- | $1,739 | $2,251,831 | 1 | Orion |
