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, Oct. 18 - Sun, Oct. 20
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other People's Money | $5,012,332 | -- | 1,246 | -- | $4,023 | $5,012,332 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Frankie and Johnny (1991) | $3,531,422 | -26% | 1,150 | 0 | $3,071 | $8,299,599 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Fisher King | $3,381,180 | -32% | 1,551 | 5 | $2,180 | $21,857,580 | 5 | TriStar |
| 4 | Ricochet | $3,113,415 | -36% | 1,361 | -199 | $2,288 | $12,827,158 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Ernest Scared Stupid | $3,063,817 | -31% | 1,787 | 5 | $1,715 | $7,516,949 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | Deceived | $2,687,446 | -33% | 1,201 | 3 | $2,238 | $15,798,013 | 4 | Disney |
| 7 | Necessary Roughness | $2,126,000 | -33% | 1,651 | 0 | $1,288 | $16,283,155 | 4 | Paramount |
| 8 | Shattered | $2,110,355 | -39% | 1,288 | 2 | $1,638 | $5,567,460 | 2 | MGM |
| 9 | The Super | $1,333,987 | -47% | 1,328 | -253 | $1,005 | $7,490,466 | 3 | Fox |
