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, Feb. 5 - Sun, Feb. 7
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loaded Weapon 1 | $9,202,722 | -- | 1,989 | -- | $4,627 | $9,202,722 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Sommersby | $8,104,624 | -- | 1,432 | -- | $5,660 | $8,104,624 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Aladdin | $7,687,184 | 22% | 2,109 | -105 | $3,645 | $104,110,379 | 11 | Disney |
| 4 | The Vanishing | $5,009,928 | -- | 1,656 | -- | $3,025 | $5,009,928 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | A Few Good Men | $4,001,507 | 2% | 1,732 | -324 | $2,310 | $119,873,251 | 9 | Columbia |
| 6 | Scent of a Woman | $3,804,658 | -8% | 1,252 | 0 | $3,039 | $33,916,083 | 7 | Universal |
| 7 | Sniper | $3,626,255 | -37% | 1,553 | 2 | $2,335 | $9,341,690 | 2 | TriStar |
| 8 | Alive | $3,333,222 | -13% | 1,277 | -60 | $2,610 | $21,677,385 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | Matinee | $2,259,505 | -37% | 1,144 | 1 | $1,975 | $5,860,520 | 2 | Universal |
| 10 | The Bodyguard | $1,686,440 | -22% | 1,187 | -226 | $1,421 | $82,793,592 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
