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. 14 - Sun, May. 16
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy | $24,856,192 | -43% | 3,226 | 16 | $7,705 | $80,581,698 | 2 | Universal |
| 2 | Entrapment | $9,076,399 | -26% | 2,879 | 24 | $3,153 | $41,548,717 | 3 | Fox |
| 3 | The Matrix | $4,548,418 | -23% | 2,715 | -145 | $1,675 | $145,140,766 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | $4,285,620 | -- | 1,080 | -- | $3,968 | $4,285,620 | 1 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | Life | $2,864,520 | -21% | 2,247 | -191 | $1,275 | $44,663,275 | 5 | Universal |
| 6 | Never Been Kissed | $2,499,653 | -17% | 2,274 | -130 | $1,099 | $35,839,746 | 6 | Fox |
| 7 | Analyze This | $921,133 | -47% | 1,588 | -407 | $580 | $77,520,099 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 10 Things I Hate About You | $911,194 | -19% | 1,386 | -326 | $657 | $23,684,353 | 8 | Disney |
| 9 | The Out-of-Towners | $581,578 | -25% | 1,186 | -120 | $490 | $20,830,531 | 7 | Paramount |
| 10 | Idle Hands | $333,115 | -53% | 1,074 | -537 | $310 | $2,841,974 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
