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. 21 - Sun, May. 23
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $64,820,970 | -- | 2,970 | -- | $21,825 | $105,670,126 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Mummy | $13,792,708 | -45% | 3,276 | 50 | $4,210 | $100,211,650 | 3 | Universal |
| 3 | Entrapment | $6,312,182 | -30% | 2,869 | -10 | $2,200 | $47,860,899 | 4 | Fox |
| 4 | The Matrix | $2,874,972 | -37% | 2,521 | -194 | $1,140 | $149,509,651 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | $2,608,636 | -39% | 1,093 | 13 | $2,387 | $6,894,256 | 2 | Fox Searchlight |
| 6 | Never Been Kissed | $1,745,212 | -30% | 1,888 | -386 | $924 | $37,584,958 | 7 | Fox |
| 7 | Life | $1,565,215 | -45% | 1,720 | -527 | $910 | $46,228,490 | 6 | Universal |
| 8 | Shakespeare in Love | $745,400 | 5% | 1,223 | 320 | $609 | $70,443,842 | 24 | Miramax |
| 9 | Analyze This | $629,481 | -32% | 1,123 | -465 | $561 | $78,149,580 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
