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, Jun. 21 - Sun, Jun. 23
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $18,289,665 | -29% | 2,369 | 0 | $7,720 | $43,915,267 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | City Slickers | $10,755,126 | -5% | 2,065 | 64 | $5,208 | $35,061,257 | 3 | Columbia |
| 3 | Dying Young | $9,725,885 | -- | 1,552 | -- | $6,267 | $9,725,885 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | The Rocketeer | $9,600,754 | -- | 1,616 | -- | $5,941 | $9,600,754 | 1 | Disney |
| 5 | Backdraft | $4,514,250 | -13% | 1,950 | -33 | $2,315 | $40,986,862 | 5 | Universal |
| 6 | What About Bob? | $2,917,871 | -14% | 1,707 | -88 | $1,709 | $38,036,375 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | $2,799,143 | -18% | 1,699 | -118 | $1,648 | $10,431,368 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Soapdish | $2,715,641 | -16% | 1,275 | 0 | $2,130 | $17,085,335 | 4 | Paramount |
| 9 | Thelma and Louise | $2,627,712 | 6% | 1,166 | -14 | $2,254 | $18,398,761 | 5 | MGM |
