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. 22 - Sun, May. 24
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godzilla (1998) | $44,048,282 | -- | 3,310 | -- | $13,308 | $62,582,659 | 1 | Sony / TriStar |
| 2 | Deep Impact | $15,682,122 | -33% | 3,250 | 58 | $4,825 | $95,208,219 | 3 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Horse Whisperer | $11,800,000 | -14% | 2,049 | 10 | $5,759 | $25,485,488 | 2 | Disney |
| 4 | Bulworth | $10,515,839 | 7315% | 2,047 | 2045 | $5,137 | $10,657,655 | 2 | Fox |
| 5 | Quest for Camelot | $6,309,793 | 4% | 3,107 | 0 | $2,031 | $12,351,395 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | $4,335,095 | -- | 1,126 | -- | $3,850 | $4,335,095 | 1 | Universal |
| 7 | City of Angels | $3,246,295 | 5% | 1,967 | -278 | $1,650 | $54,386,749 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Titanic | $2,970,116 | 41% | 2,008 | 18 | $1,479 | $576,345,215 | 23 | Paramount |
| 9 | He Got Game | $1,767,185 | -28% | 1,244 | -170 | $1,421 | $15,534,280 | 4 | Disney |
| 10 | Paulie | $920,815 | -43% | 1,502 | -310 | $613 | $21,687,024 | 6 | DreamWorks |
