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, Jan. 31 - Sun, Feb. 2
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | $8,120,455 | 1% | 1,759 | 37 | $4,617 | $23,803,162 | 4 | Disney |
| 2 | Fried Green Tomatoes | $6,675,765 | 27% | 1,048 | 375 | $6,370 | $13,572,450 | 6 | Universal |
| 3 | Shining Through | $6,406,829 | -- | 1,432 | -- | $4,474 | $6,406,829 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Father of the Bride (1991) | $3,820,796 | 1% | 1,694 | -18 | $2,255 | $46,337,273 | 7 | Disney |
| 5 | Grand Canyon | $3,628,290 | -1% | 1,223 | 179 | $2,967 | $16,843,830 | 6 | Fox |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast (1991) | $3,276,760 | 1% | 1,648 | -113 | $1,988 | $73,557,536 | 11 | Disney |
| 7 | Hook | $3,230,482 | -8% | 1,836 | -201 | $1,760 | $107,257,842 | 8 | TriStar |
| 8 | JFK | $3,185,727 | -9% | 1,395 | 25 | $2,284 | $36,713,776 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Prince of Tides | $3,024,206 | -12% | 1,546 | 1 | $1,956 | $37,052,894 | 6 | Columbia |
| 10 | Juice | $2,154,600 | -20% | 1,079 | -21 | $1,997 | $12,947,019 | 3 | Paramount |
