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, Dec. 7 - Sun, Dec. 9
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Alone | $14,232,156 | -1% | 1,764 | 422 | $8,068 | $66,688,790 | 4 | Fox |
| 2 | Misery | $7,107,047 | -29% | 1,299 | 55 | $5,471 | $17,183,881 | 2 | Columbia |
| 3 | The Rookie (1990) | $5,510,056 | -- | 1,862 | -- | $2,959 | $5,510,056 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves | $5,385,579 | -23% | 1,051 | -2 | $5,124 | $23,065,455 | 3 | Orion |
| 5 | Three Men and a Little Lady | $4,575,817 | -43% | 1,282 | 0 | $3,569 | $31,713,009 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Predator 2 | $2,101,472 | -49% | 1,809 | -169 | $1,162 | $15,033,818 | 4 | Fox |
| 7 | Rocky V | $1,800,838 | -45% | 2,093 | -13 | $860 | $26,881,270 | 4 | MGM/UA |
| 8 | Ghost | $1,452,888 | -22% | 1,386 | -142 | $1,048 | $130,138,836 | 22 | Paramount |
| 9 | The Rescuers Down Under | $1,422,169 | -29% | 1,237 | 0 | $1,150 | $11,323,066 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | Child's Play 2 | $680,098 | -49% | 1,000 | -439 | $680 | $20,967,248 | 5 | Universal |
