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. 17 - Sun, Aug. 19
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exorcist III | $9,312,219 | -- | 1,288 | -- | $7,230 | $9,312,219 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Ghost | $8,364,565 | -12% | 1,766 | 0 | $4,736 | $64,406,202 | 6 | Paramount |
| 3 | Flatliners | $7,056,904 | -30% | 1,424 | 105 | $4,956 | $17,091,589 | 2 | Columbia |
| 4 | My Blue Heaven | $6,207,092 | -- | 1,859 | -- | $3,339 | $6,207,092 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Presumed Innocent | $6,101,374 | -23% | 1,423 | -28 | $4,288 | $35,898,884 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Air America | $4,735,980 | -41% | 1,902 | 0 | $2,490 | $12,800,460 | 2 | TriStar |
| 7 | Taking Care of Business | $3,620,054 | -- | 1,074 | -- | $3,371 | $3,620,054 | 1 | Disney |
| 8 | Problem Child | $3,312,800 | -32% | 1,640 | -129 | $2,020 | $25,028,920 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | Young Guns II | $3,118,748 | -34% | 1,461 | -309 | $2,135 | $15,845,385 | 3 | Fox |
| 10 | Die Hard 2: Die Harder | $2,149,899 | -30% | 1,234 | -457 | $1,742 | $62,274,224 | 7 | Fox |
