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, May. 24 - Sun, May. 26
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible | $45,436,479 | -- | 3,012 | -- | $15,085 | $63,533,047 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Twister (1996) | $29,645,430 | -20% | 2,808 | 23 | $10,557 | $107,798,275 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Spy Hard | $10,448,420 | -- | 2,286 | -- | $4,571 | $10,448,420 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Flipper (1996) | $5,406,510 | 28% | 2,419 | 34 | $2,235 | $9,616,035 | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $2,705,797 | -7% | 1,541 | -113 | $1,756 | $22,096,151 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | The Craft | $2,681,334 | -11% | 1,762 | 0 | $1,522 | $16,022,498 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Primal Fear | $1,429,961 | -27% | 1,176 | -552 | $1,216 | $38,667,728 | 8 | Paramount |
