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. 2 - Sun, Oct. 4
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antz | $17,195,647 | -- | 2,449 | -- | $7,021 | $17,195,647 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | What Dreams May Come | $15,833,592 | -- | 2,526 | -- | $6,268 | $15,833,592 | 1 | PolyGram |
| 3 | Rush Hour | $14,492,122 | -32% | 2,701 | 58 | $5,365 | $68,696,854 | 3 | New Line |
| 4 | A Night at the Roxbury | $9,604,791 | -- | 1,865 | -- | $5,150 | $9,604,791 | 1 | Paramount |
| 5 | Ronin | $7,202,968 | -43% | 2,487 | 0 | $2,896 | $19,900,609 | 2 | MGM |
| 6 | Urban Legend | $6,707,512 | -36% | 2,257 | 0 | $2,972 | $17,222,956 | 2 | Sony / TriStar |
| 7 | There's Something About Mary | $3,396,357 | -23% | 2,174 | -297 | $1,562 | $98,289,343 | 12 | Fox |
| 8 | One True Thing | $2,666,675 | -40% | 1,636 | 10 | $1,630 | $13,712,110 | 3 | Universal |
| 9 | Saving Private Ryan | $1,674,817 | -33% | 1,510 | -693 | $1,109 | $184,354,157 | 11 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Blade | $1,054,786 | -48% | 1,388 | -844 | $760 | $41,748,396 | 7 | New Line |
