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, Jul. 30 - Sun, Aug. 1
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runaway Bride | $35,055,556 | -- | 3,158 | -- | $11,101 | $35,055,556 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Blair Witch Project | $29,207,381 | 1376% | 1,101 | 1070 | $26,528 | $32,697,606 | 1 | Artisan |
| 3 | Deep Blue Sea | $19,107,643 | -- | 2,854 | -- | $6,695 | $19,107,643 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Haunting | $15,256,639 | -54% | 2,864 | 56 | $5,327 | $63,965,618 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Inspector Gadget | $14,131,868 | -35% | 2,877 | 63 | $4,912 | $47,492,834 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | American Pie | $6,784,200 | -33% | 2,436 | -108 | $2,785 | $77,160,173 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | Eyes Wide Shut | $4,320,243 | -57% | 2,264 | -219 | $1,908 | $36,101,877 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Big Daddy | $3,558,738 | -41% | 2,288 | -616 | $1,555 | $97,560,878 | 6 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | $3,421,929 | -18% | 1,628 | 13 | $2,102 | $408,602,703 | 11 | Fox |
| 10 | Tarzan | $3,035,186 | -38% | 1,611 | -670 | $1,884 | $98,593,781 | 7 | Disney |
