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. 7 - Sun, May. 9
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy | $43,369,592 | -- | 3,210 | -- | $13,511 | $43,369,592 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Entrapment | $12,326,723 | -39% | 2,855 | 41 | $4,318 | $32,472,318 | 2 | Fox |
| 3 | The Matrix | $5,882,245 | -33% | 2,860 | -43 | $2,057 | $138,507,781 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Life | $3,644,810 | -44% | 2,438 | -175 | $1,495 | $41,798,755 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | Never Been Kissed | $3,004,927 | -26% | 2,404 | -77 | $1,250 | $33,340,093 | 5 | Fox |
| 6 | Analyze This | $1,726,565 | -21% | 1,995 | -133 | $865 | $76,598,966 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $1,130,857 | -38% | 1,712 | -308 | $661 | $22,773,159 | 7 | Disney |
| 8 | The Out-of-Towners | $777,036 | -30% | 1,306 | -544 | $595 | $20,248,953 | 6 | Paramount |
| 9 | Idle Hands | $701,678 | -61% | 1,611 | 0 | $436 | $2,508,859 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Pushing Tin | $680,889 | -46% | 1,160 | -124 | $587 | $5,485,966 | 3 | Fox |
