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, Oct. 29 - Sun, Oct. 31
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | $15,947,229 | -- | 2,710 | -- | $5,885 | $15,947,229 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Best Man | $6,281,690 | -30% | 1,348 | 2 | $4,660 | $8,904,989 | 2 | Universal |
| 3 | Double Jeopardy | $5,405,037 | -29% | 2,986 | -16 | $1,810 | $97,997,069 | 6 | Paramount |
| 4 | American Beauty | $3,779,747 | -27% | 1,528 | 69 | $2,474 | $53,955,118 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Music of the Heart | $3,653,281 | -- | 1,349 | -- | $2,708 | $3,653,281 | 1 | Miramax |
| 6 | Bringing Out the Dead | $3,384,042 | -45% | 1,947 | 11 | $1,738 | $5,241,968 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Fight Club | $3,296,137 | -48% | 1,943 | -23 | $1,696 | $27,671,863 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | The Sixth Sense | $3,200,961 | -21% | 2,051 | -140 | $1,561 | $258,855,777 | 13 | Disney |
| 9 | The Story of Us | $2,968,895 | -45% | 2,175 | 9 | $1,365 | $22,217,131 | 3 | Universal |
| 10 | Three Kings | $2,522,288 | -41% | 1,851 | -560 | $1,363 | $33,626,712 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
