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. 28 - Sun, Dec. 30
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Alone | $25,148,406 | 143% | 2,141 | 33 | $11,746 | $103,454,445 | 7 | Fox |
| 2 | The Godfather Part III | $13,552,868 | -- | 1,901 | -- | $7,129 | $19,940,640 | 1 | Paramount |
| 3 | Dances with Wolves | $11,898,621 | 101% | 1,269 | 15 | $9,376 | $45,342,927 | 6 | Orion |
| 4 | Kindergarten Cop | $10,965,907 | 38% | 1,922 | 12 | $5,705 | $27,102,375 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | Edward Scissorhands | $9,263,513 | 54% | 1,109 | 22 | $8,353 | $21,762,261 | 4 | Fox |
| 6 | Three Men and a Little Lady | $7,215,698 | 105% | 1,578 | 0 | $4,573 | $45,167,737 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | Misery | $6,057,448 | 47% | 1,329 | 9 | $4,558 | $31,369,810 | 5 | Columbia |
| 8 | Look Who's Talking Too | $5,947,500 | 40% | 1,625 | 9 | $3,660 | $14,048,140 | 3 | TriStar |
| 9 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | $5,065,411 | 20% | 1,395 | 22 | $3,631 | $9,281,474 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Rescuers Down Under | $3,724,444 | 144% | 1,487 | 0 | $2,505 | $17,478,123 | 7 | Disney |
