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, Aug. 26 - Sun, Aug. 28
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Born Killers | $11,166,687 | -- | 1,510 | -- | $7,395 | $11,166,687 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Forrest Gump | $9,897,242 | -12% | 2,237 | 7 | $4,424 | $146,242,921 | 8 | Paramount |
| 3 | Clear and Present Danger | $8,164,186 | -26% | 2,379 | -54 | $3,432 | $55,521,724 | 4 | Paramount |
| 4 | The Mask | $5,338,698 | -30% | 2,516 | 0 | $2,122 | $61,345,684 | 5 | New Line |
| 5 | Color of Night | $3,490,749 | -47% | 1,740 | 0 | $2,006 | $10,101,237 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | True Lies | $3,425,095 | -34% | 1,530 | -330 | $2,239 | $85,149,990 | 7 | Fox |
| 7 | The Lion King | $3,013,759 | -31% | 1,344 | -439 | $2,242 | $128,173,787 | 10 | Disney |
| 8 | Camp Nowhere | $2,755,661 | -- | 1,358 | -- | $2,029 | $2,755,661 | 1 | Disney |
| 9 | The Client | $2,724,911 | -38% | 1,802 | -408 | $1,512 | $50,070,950 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | The Little Rascals | $2,667,275 | -43% | 1,885 | -42 | $1,415 | $24,789,200 | 4 | Universal |
