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, Apr. 30 - Sun, May. 2
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entrapment | $20,145,595 | -- | 2,814 | -- | $7,159 | $20,145,595 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Matrix | $8,716,419 | -31% | 2,903 | 0 | $3,003 | $129,718,280 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Life | $6,481,175 | -42% | 2,613 | 16 | $2,480 | $38,153,945 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Never Been Kissed | $4,072,477 | -32% | 2,481 | -19 | $1,641 | $30,335,166 | 4 | Fox |
| 5 | Analyze This | $2,175,397 | -30% | 2,128 | -2 | $1,022 | $74,872,401 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $1,811,809 | -33% | 2,020 | -215 | $897 | $21,642,302 | 6 | Disney |
| 7 | Idle Hands | $1,807,181 | -- | 1,611 | -- | $1,122 | $1,807,181 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Lost and Found (1999) | $1,254,596 | -59% | 2,469 | 0 | $508 | $4,279,305 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Pushing Tin | $1,250,045 | -65% | 1,284 | 1 | $974 | $4,805,077 | 2 | Fox |
| 10 | Go | $1,152,271 | -43% | 1,419 | -144 | $812 | $10,898,207 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
