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, Mar. 13 - Sun, Mar. 15
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $17,578,557 | 0% | 3,116 | 13 | $5,641 | $471,440,288 | 13 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Man in the Iron Mask | $17,271,450 | -- | 3,101 | -- | $5,570 | $17,271,450 | 1 | MGM / United Artists |
| 3 | U.S. Marshals | $11,355,259 | -33% | 2,817 | 0 | $4,031 | $28,219,247 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Good Will Hunting | $4,844,784 | -6% | 1,899 | -150 | $2,551 | $73,123,843 | 15 | Miramax |
| 5 | The Wedding Singer | $4,666,969 | -25% | 2,550 | -276 | $1,830 | $34,866,772 | 5 | New Line |
| 6 | The Big Lebowski | $3,497,794 | -37% | 1,235 | 28 | $2,832 | $9,031,638 | 2 | Gramercy |
| 7 | Twilight (1998) | $3,245,628 | -45% | 1,353 | 2 | $2,399 | $9,112,039 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | Hush | $3,228,841 | -44% | 1,966 | 0 | $1,642 | $8,971,272 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | As Good as It Gets | $3,051,834 | -5% | 1,710 | -78 | $1,785 | $121,405,682 | 12 | Sony / TriStar |
| 10 | Dark City | $1,443,008 | -49% | 1,520 | -234 | $949 | $9,857,902 | 3 | New Line |
