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, Apr. 6 - Sun, Apr. 8
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) | $18,813,741 | -26% | 2,226 | 220 | $8,452 | $44,212,108 | 2 | New Line |
| 2 | Pretty Woman | $11,270,218 | -10% | 1,707 | 169 | $6,602 | $35,022,479 | 3 | Disney |
| 3 | Ernest Goes to Jail | $6,143,372 | -- | 1,943 | -- | $3,162 | $6,143,372 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | The First Power | $5,677,715 | -- | 1,332 | -- | $4,263 | $5,677,715 | 1 | Orion |
| 5 | The Hunt for Red October | $5,023,444 | -23% | 1,765 | -52 | $2,846 | $62,966,107 | 6 | Paramount |
| 6 | I Love You to Death | $4,014,640 | -- | 1,072 | -- | $3,745 | $4,014,640 | 1 | TriStar |
| 7 | Driving Miss Daisy | $3,210,821 | -38% | 1,528 | -140 | $2,101 | $64,625,440 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Cry-Baby | $3,004,905 | -- | 1,229 | -- | $2,445 | $3,004,905 | 1 | Universal |
| 9 | Opportunity Knocks | $2,097,375 | -40% | 1,275 | 0 | $1,645 | $5,610,000 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | Joe Versus the Volcano | $1,475,377 | -55% | 1,085 | -606 | $1,360 | $26,271,153 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
