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, Oct. 10 - Sun, Oct. 12
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss the Girls | $11,122,441 | -16% | 2,302 | 31 | $4,832 | $24,337,608 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Seven Years in Tibet | $10,020,378 | -- | 2,103 | -- | $4,765 | $10,020,378 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 3 | Soul Food | $5,622,362 | -33% | 1,285 | -65 | $4,375 | $25,178,638 | 3 | Fox |
| 4 | In & Out | $5,474,143 | -29% | 2,452 | 79 | $2,233 | $39,441,851 | 4 | Paramount |
| 5 | The Peacemaker | $5,207,974 | -36% | 2,420 | 19 | $2,152 | $31,479,272 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Rocket Man | $4,472,937 | -- | 1,836 | -- | $2,436 | $4,472,937 | 1 | Disney |
| 7 | L.A. Confidential | $3,665,776 | -22% | 1,625 | 0 | $2,256 | $18,007,075 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Edge | $3,473,422 | -31% | 2,200 | -155 | $1,579 | $16,221,684 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | Most Wanted | $2,836,490 | -- | 2,098 | -- | $1,352 | $2,836,490 | 1 | New Line |
| 10 | Gang Related | $2,443,237 | -- | 1,260 | -- | $1,939 | $2,443,237 | 1 | Orion |
