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, Nov. 10 - Sun, Nov. 12
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $37,804,076 | -- | 2,652 | -- | $14,255 | $37,804,076 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Get Shorty | $7,600,007 | -22% | 2,103 | 0 | $3,614 | $40,202,028 | 4 | MGM |
| 3 | Copycat | $4,772,207 | -15% | 1,661 | 82 | $2,873 | $15,566,768 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Powder | $4,144,574 | -36% | 1,621 | 7 | $2,557 | $17,752,691 | 3 | Disney |
| 5 | Home for the Holidays | $3,345,404 | -17% | 1,000 | 0 | $3,345 | $7,353,121 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | Now and Then | $2,699,679 | -29% | 1,713 | 0 | $1,576 | $18,424,115 | 4 | New Line |
| 7 | Fair Game | $2,560,195 | -48% | 1,949 | 0 | $1,314 | $7,506,527 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Seven | $2,479,799 | -34% | 1,818 | -189 | $1,364 | $62,765,634 | 8 | New Line |
| 9 | Vampire in Brooklyn | $2,272,362 | -48% | 2,130 | -177 | $1,067 | $13,712,203 | 3 | Paramount |
| 10 | Gold Diggers: Secret of Bear Mountain | $1,567,720 | -38% | 1,301 | 4 | $1,205 | $4,103,365 | 2 | Universal |
