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, Feb. 12 - Sun, Feb. 14
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Message in a Bottle | $16,751,560 | -- | 2,538 | -- | $6,600 | $16,751,560 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Payback (1999) | $15,630,573 | -26% | 2,751 | 22 | $5,682 | $36,852,099 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | My Favorite Martian | $11,181,043 | -- | 2,275 | -- | $4,915 | $11,181,043 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Blast from the Past | $9,160,263 | -- | 2,542 | -- | $3,604 | $9,160,263 | 1 | New Line |
| 5 | Shakespeare in Love | $9,050,029 | 161% | 1,956 | 1123 | $4,627 | $35,481,900 | 10 | Miramax |
| 6 | She's All That | $8,595,257 | -26% | 2,654 | 34 | $3,239 | $36,312,737 | 3 | Miramax |
| 7 | Patch Adams | $3,570,665 | -19% | 2,101 | -628 | $1,700 | $127,004,129 | 8 | Universal |
| 8 | Saving Private Ryan | $3,361,195 | -7% | 1,140 | 113 | $2,948 | $199,090,057 | 30 | DreamWorks |
| 9 | Varsity Blues | $3,147,635 | -18% | 2,036 | -328 | $1,546 | $25,788,797 | 5 | Paramount |
| 10 | The Thin Red Line | $1,866,991 | -2% | 1,301 | -345 | $1,435 | $14,809,101 | 8 | Fox |
