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, Apr. 21 - Sun, Apr. 23
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | While You Were Sleeping | $9,288,915 | -- | 1,421 | -- | $6,537 | $9,288,915 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | Bad Boys (1995) | $7,013,893 | -36% | 2,132 | 0 | $3,290 | $44,091,341 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 3 | Kiss of Death | $5,317,066 | -- | 1,623 | -- | $3,276 | $5,317,066 | 1 | Fox |
| 4 | Rob Roy | $5,021,901 | -30% | 1,885 | 364 | $2,664 | $14,235,220 | 3 | MGM/UA |
| 5 | A Goofy Movie | $4,525,476 | -14% | 2,116 | -60 | $2,139 | $15,920,012 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | Jury Duty | $3,011,084 | -38% | 2,169 | 0 | $1,388 | $7,842,706 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | Don Juan de Marco | $2,614,487 | -29% | 1,226 | 15 | $2,133 | $10,875,565 | 3 | New Line |
| 8 | Tommy Boy | $2,589,315 | -38% | 2,069 | -117 | $1,251 | $20,941,768 | 4 | Paramount |
| 9 | Outbreak | $1,641,752 | -43% | 1,503 | -322 | $1,092 | $46,420,083 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Forrest Gump | $1,233,350 | -5% | 1,020 | -27 | $1,209 | $208,648,595 | 42 | Paramount |
