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. 27 - Sun, Jul. 29
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presumed Innocent | $11,718,981 | -- | 1,349 | -- | $8,687 | $11,718,981 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Ghost | $11,074,738 | -12% | 1,694 | 294 | $6,538 | $35,789,573 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | Problem Child | $10,026,900 | -- | 1,714 | -- | $5,850 | $10,026,900 | 1 | Universal |
| 4 | Arachnophobia | $8,162,034 | 1% | 1,831 | 352 | $4,458 | $16,207,794 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Die Hard 2: Die Harder | $5,953,068 | -41% | 2,116 | -209 | $2,813 | $52,229,274 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | The Freshman | $4,222,400 | 1951% | 1,040 | 1034 | $4,060 | $4,428,276 | 2 | TriStar |
| 7 | The Jungle Book (re-issue) (1990) | $4,016,178 | -34% | 1,795 | -128 | $2,237 | $17,779,734 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Navy Seals | $3,338,964 | -49% | 1,347 | 6 | $2,479 | $9,882,796 | 2 | Orion |
| 9 | Days of Thunder | $3,267,823 | -41% | 1,991 | -196 | $1,641 | $43,171,906 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Dick Tracy | $1,751,976 | -44% | 1,223 | -449 | $1,433 | $64,525,822 | 7 | Disney |
