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. 12 - Sun, May. 14
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiator (2000) | $24,644,272 | -29% | 2,943 | 5 | $8,374 | $73,659,841 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Battlefield Earth | $11,548,898 | -- | 3,307 | -- | $3,492 | $11,548,898 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | U-571 | $5,738,954 | -26% | 2,820 | 119 | $2,035 | $57,831,437 | 4 | Universal |
| 4 | Frequency | $4,925,766 | -24% | 2,470 | -161 | $1,994 | $20,464,849 | 3 | New Line |
| 5 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | $4,640,709 | -30% | 3,125 | 74 | $1,485 | $24,412,782 | 3 | Universal |
| 6 | Center Stage | $4,604,621 | -- | 1,506 | -- | $3,058 | $4,604,621 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 7 | Where the Heart Is | $4,001,707 | -22% | 2,411 | -28 | $1,660 | $17,407,752 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | Screwed | $3,340,499 | -- | 1,759 | -- | $1,899 | $3,340,499 | 1 | Universal |
| 9 | Love & Basketball | $1,942,129 | -38% | 1,047 | -145 | $1,855 | $22,432,834 | 4 | New Line |
| 10 | Keeping the Faith | $1,893,018 | -32% | 1,596 | -418 | $1,186 | $32,271,244 | 5 | Disney |
