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. 18 - Sun, Jun. 20
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jurassic Park | $38,456,340 | -18% | 2,437 | 33 | $15,780 | $120,172,432 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Last Action Hero | $15,338,653 | -- | 2,306 | -- | $6,652 | $15,338,653 | 1 | Columbia |
| 3 | Cliffhanger | $5,671,183 | -26% | 2,395 | -36 | $2,368 | $58,655,062 | 4 | TriStar |
| 4 | Made in America | $3,505,577 | -26% | 2,048 | 0 | $1,712 | $27,528,322 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Guilty as Sin | $2,712,151 | -26% | 1,248 | -52 | $2,173 | $12,078,013 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Dave | $2,535,591 | -16% | 1,600 | -205 | $1,585 | $43,026,794 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Once Upon a Forest | $2,206,251 | -- | 1,487 | -- | $1,484 | $2,206,251 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | Life with Mikey | $1,350,499 | -36% | 1,522 | -197 | $887 | $7,060,794 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | $1,133,669 | -46% | 1,275 | -502 | $889 | $26,125,285 | 5 | Fox |
| 10 | Sliver | $1,066,834 | -48% | 1,027 | -776 | $1,039 | $26,158,993 | 5 | Paramount |
