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. 9 - Sun, Aug. 11
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | $11,191,496 | -- | 1,710 | -- | $6,545 | $11,191,496 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | A Time to Kill | $10,755,168 | -19% | 2,313 | 60 | $4,650 | $38,841,261 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Escape From L.A. | $8,912,557 | -- | 2,312 | -- | $3,855 | $8,912,557 | 1 | Paramount |
| 4 | Independence Day | $8,681,703 | -21% | 2,589 | -199 | $3,353 | $256,758,987 | 6 | Fox |
| 5 | Matilda | $5,014,037 | -39% | 2,006 | 31 | $2,500 | $13,222,646 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 6 | Phenomenon | $4,006,927 | -21% | 2,086 | -53 | $1,921 | $52,675,726 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | Chain Reaction | $3,719,559 | -51% | 2,256 | 1 | $1,649 | $11,265,503 | 2 | Fox |
| 8 | Courage Under Fire | $3,272,014 | -27% | 1,666 | -150 | $1,964 | $33,983,230 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | The Nutty Professor (1996) | $2,902,925 | -30% | 1,820 | -255 | $1,595 | $75,083,477 | 7 | Universal |
| 10 | Kingpin | $2,861,707 | -36% | 1,975 | 0 | $1,449 | $12,946,155 | 3 | MGM/UA |
