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, Dec. 19 - Sun, Dec. 21
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $28,638,203 | -- | 2,674 | -- | $10,710 | $28,638,203 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $25,143,007 | -- | 2,807 | -- | $8,957 | $25,143,007 | 1 | MGM/UA |
| 3 | Scream 2 | $13,921,565 | -58% | 2,638 | -25 | $5,277 | $46,847,907 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 4 | MouseHunt | $6,062,295 | -- | 2,152 | -- | $2,817 | $6,062,295 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Flubber | $4,277,276 | -37% | 2,612 | -67 | $1,638 | $58,241,920 | 4 | Disney |
| 6 | Home Alone 3 | $3,470,352 | -32% | 2,261 | 114 | $1,535 | $8,555,834 | 2 | Fox |
| 7 | For Richer or Poorer | $3,360,870 | -44% | 1,926 | 22 | $1,745 | $9,376,840 | 2 | Universal |
| 8 | Anastasia | $1,664,967 | -45% | 1,873 | -377 | $889 | $35,853,565 | 5 | Fox |
| 9 | The Rainmaker (1997) | $1,415,492 | -57% | 1,492 | -877 | $949 | $31,643,688 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | Alien Resurrection | $1,293,424 | -60% | 1,588 | -738 | $814 | $37,001,879 | 4 | Fox |
