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, Sep. 3 - Sun, Sep. 5
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fugitive (1993) | $14,106,525 | -3% | 2,425 | 0 | $5,817 | $92,954,853 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Man Without a Face | $5,473,206 | 36% | 1,065 | 200 | $5,139 | $9,499,981 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Hard Target | $4,406,080 | -12% | 1,967 | -32 | $2,240 | $19,540,065 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Jurassic Park | $4,103,900 | 40% | 1,420 | -49 | $2,890 | $316,611,026 | 13 | Universal |
| 5 | Needful Things | $4,050,694 | -22% | 1,986 | 23 | $2,040 | $9,253,172 | 2 | Columbia |
| 6 | Fortress | $4,040,711 | -- | 1,204 | -- | $3,356 | $4,040,711 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 7 | The Secret Garden | $3,647,631 | 9% | 1,332 | 0 | $2,738 | $15,918,019 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | In the Line of Fire | $3,204,352 | 23% | 1,274 | -198 | $2,515 | $97,879,544 | 9 | Columbia |
| 9 | Free Willy | $3,023,208 | 34% | 1,551 | 46 | $1,949 | $41,398,071 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Rising Sun | $2,918,411 | 4% | 1,289 | -135 | $2,264 | $40,155,573 | 6 | Fox |
