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. 26 - Sun, Feb. 28
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8MM | $14,253,991 | -- | 2,370 | -- | $6,014 | $14,253,991 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 2 | Payback (1999) | $6,788,367 | -34% | 2,852 | 84 | $2,380 | $40,367,059 | 4 | Paramount |
| 3 | The Other Sister | $6,624,445 | -- | 1,343 | -- | $4,933 | $6,624,445 | 1 | Disney |
| 4 | Message in a Bottle | $6,412,737 | -36% | 2,545 | 0 | $2,520 | $18,556,495 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | My Favorite Martian | $4,973,960 | -28% | 2,349 | 37 | $2,117 | $23,066,599 | 3 | Disney |
| 6 | October Sky | $4,808,150 | -19% | 1,702 | 207 | $2,825 | $10,713,400 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | Shakespeare in Love | $4,372,632 | -25% | 1,920 | -110 | $2,277 | $45,682,245 | 12 | Miramax |
| 8 | She's All That | $3,608,973 | -32% | 2,301 | -338 | $1,568 | $36,615,016 | 5 | Miramax |
| 9 | Blast from the Past | $3,503,125 | -40% | 2,516 | -28 | $1,392 | $18,502,615 | 3 | New Line |
| 10 | Office Space | $2,494,756 | -41% | 1,740 | 0 | $1,434 | $6,726,483 | 2 | Fox |
