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. 6 - Sun, Dec. 8
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | $18,162,837 | -- | 1,804 | -- | $10,068 | $18,162,837 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Addams Family | $8,606,326 | -57% | 2,411 | 0 | $3,570 | $52,943,696 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | My Girl | $6,724,962 | -46% | 2,082 | 2 | $3,230 | $19,116,745 | 3 | Columbia |
| 4 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | $5,969,372 | -51% | 1,118 | 0 | $5,339 | $27,995,317 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Cape Fear | $4,856,355 | -48% | 1,701 | -6 | $2,855 | $34,411,150 | 4 | Universal |
| 6 | For the Boys | $2,597,491 | -43% | 1,308 | 0 | $1,986 | $7,201,977 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West | $1,638,570 | -57% | 1,698 | 2 | $965 | $8,856,275 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Curly Sue | $819,107 | -49% | 1,346 | -201 | $609 | $24,244,896 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | All I Want for Christmas | $576,926 | -58% | 1,483 | -24 | $389 | $10,602,457 | 5 | Paramount |
