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. 14 - Sun, Jul. 16
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men | $54,472,061 | -- | 3,025 | -- | $18,007 | $54,472,061 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | Scary Movie | $26,195,912 | -38% | 3,152 | 240 | $8,311 | $89,921,032 | 2 | Miramax / Dimension |
| 3 | The Perfect Storm | $17,130,295 | -37% | 3,407 | 0 | $5,028 | $128,503,979 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Patriot | $10,612,898 | -31% | 3,061 | 0 | $3,467 | $82,767,680 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | Disney's The Kid | $10,471,323 | -17% | 2,320 | 153 | $4,514 | $30,006,352 | 2 | Disney |
| 6 | Chicken Run | $7,914,302 | -20% | 2,953 | 52 | $2,680 | $48,551,713 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 7 | Me, Myself & Irene | $5,702,657 | -32% | 2,850 | -146 | $2,001 | $77,101,418 | 4 | Fox |
| 8 | Big Momma's House | $2,829,703 | -30% | 1,643 | -283 | $1,722 | $108,299,846 | 7 | Fox |
| 9 | Gone in 60 Seconds | $2,544,678 | -29% | 1,702 | -169 | $1,495 | $90,991,615 | 6 | Disney |
| 10 | Shaft | $2,386,057 | -42% | 1,747 | -515 | $1,366 | $47,591,865 | 5 | Paramount |
