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. 30 - Sun, Jun. 1
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $34,116,694 | -53% | 3,282 | 1 | $10,395 | $141,543,418 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Addicted to Love | $6,236,377 | -46% | 2,019 | 12 | $3,089 | $17,682,475 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Gone Fishin' | $5,784,123 | -- | 1,841 | -- | $3,142 | $5,784,123 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Trial and Error | $4,903,529 | -- | 2,298 | -- | $2,134 | $4,903,529 | 1 | New Line |
| 5 | The Fifth Element | $4,033,301 | -37% | 2,500 | 0 | $1,613 | $51,508,066 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Breakdown | $3,203,522 | -41% | 2,348 | 0 | $1,364 | $34,491,240 | 5 | Paramount |
| 7 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $3,175,504 | -44% | 2,118 | -69 | $1,499 | $31,270,976 | 5 | New Line |
| 8 | Liar Liar | $1,617,887 | -47% | 1,320 | -324 | $1,226 | $166,718,856 | 11 | Universal |
| 9 | Father's Day | $1,604,640 | -66% | 2,151 | -353 | $746 | $21,204,683 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Volcano | $909,500 | -61% | 1,003 | -733 | $907 | $34,990,772 | 6 | Fox |
