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, Jun. 2 - Sun, Jun. 4
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible II | $27,016,997 | -53% | 3,653 | 0 | $7,396 | $130,723,112 | 2 | Paramount |
| 2 | Big Momma's House | $25,659,579 | -- | 2,802 | -- | $9,158 | $25,659,579 | 1 | Fox |
| 3 | Dinosaur | $12,035,617 | -52% | 3,319 | 17 | $3,626 | $57,891,185 | 3 | Disney |
| 4 | Shanghai Noon | $8,966,077 | -43% | 2,745 | 34 | $3,266 | $32,230,939 | 2 | Disney |
| 5 | Gladiator (2000) | $8,375,875 | -38% | 3,056 | -132 | $2,741 | $138,956,869 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | Road Trip | $6,732,618 | -38% | 2,654 | 23 | $2,537 | $45,548,022 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Frequency | $2,023,819 | -44% | 1,605 | -198 | $1,261 | $30,444,631 | 6 | New Line |
| 8 | U-571 | $1,538,332 | -53% | 1,602 | -442 | $960 | $71,116,888 | 7 | Universal |
| 9 | Center Stage | $1,053,768 | -61% | 1,362 | -144 | $774 | $11,584,950 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Where the Heart Is | $956,014 | -51% | 1,070 | -298 | $893 | $23,084,164 | 6 | Fox |
