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, Oct. 8 - Sun, Oct. 10
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demolition Man | $14,262,432 | -- | 2,246 | -- | $6,350 | $14,262,432 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Cool Runnings | $9,568,699 | 36% | 1,803 | 416 | $5,307 | $16,615,347 | 2 | Disney |
| 3 | Malice | $8,203,630 | -11% | 1,519 | 88 | $5,401 | $17,436,280 | 2 | Columbia |
| 4 | The Good Son | $5,647,325 | -27% | 1,902 | 25 | $2,969 | $25,947,956 | 3 | Fox |
| 5 | Mr. Jones | $3,421,110 | -- | 1,481 | -- | $2,310 | $3,421,110 | 1 | TriStar |
| 6 | The Program | $2,830,156 | -34% | 1,548 | -113 | $1,828 | $13,966,157 | 3 | Disney |
| 7 | A Bronx Tale | $2,793,142 | -25% | 1,082 | 5 | $2,581 | $6,509,598 | 2 | Savoy |
| 8 | For Love or Money | $2,720,435 | -32% | 1,644 | 18 | $1,655 | $6,736,655 | 2 | Universal |
| 9 | The Fugitive (1993) | $2,609,983 | -24% | 1,500 | -511 | $1,740 | $108,729,928 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Mr. Nanny | $2,109,947 | -- | 1,293 | -- | $1,632 | $2,109,947 | 1 | New Line |
