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, Jul. 1 - Sun, Jul. 3
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lion King | $28,226,537 | -31% | 2,560 | 8 | $11,026 | $70,701,484 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | The Shadow | $11,713,845 | -- | 1,677 | -- | $6,985 | $11,713,845 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Speed | $11,237,264 | -10% | 1,904 | -199 | $5,902 | $51,059,905 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | Blown Away | $10,424,873 | -- | 1,862 | -- | $5,599 | $10,424,873 | 1 | MGM |
| 5 | I Love Trouble | $7,827,002 | -- | 1,711 | -- | $4,575 | $7,827,002 | 1 | Disney |
| 6 | Wolf | $7,713,440 | -36% | 2,117 | 0 | $3,644 | $37,729,385 | 3 | Columbia |
| 7 | Wyatt Earp | $5,295,223 | -30% | 1,859 | 0 | $2,848 | $12,838,727 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Flintstones | $4,537,500 | -26% | 1,875 | -493 | $2,420 | $112,565,646 | 6 | Universal |
| 9 | Baby's Day Out | $4,044,662 | -- | 1,705 | -- | $2,372 | $4,044,662 | 1 | Fox |
| 10 | Little Big League | $3,105,618 | -- | 1,527 | -- | $2,034 | $3,105,618 | 1 | Columbia |
