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, Aug. 25 - Sun, Aug. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bring It On | $17,360,905 | -- | 2,380 | -- | $7,294 | $17,360,905 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | The Art of War | $10,410,993 | -- | 2,630 | -- | $3,959 | $10,410,993 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Cell | $9,676,012 | -45% | 2,430 | 19 | $3,982 | $27,191,062 | 2 | New Line |
| 4 | Space Cowboys | $6,514,903 | -31% | 2,795 | -40 | $2,331 | $63,718,015 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | What Lies Beneath | $4,612,735 | -32% | 2,568 | -192 | $1,796 | $130,919,130 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | The Replacements | $4,075,896 | -44% | 2,717 | -37 | $1,500 | $30,781,362 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Crew | $4,051,921 | -- | 1,510 | -- | $2,683 | $4,051,921 | 1 | Disney |
| 8 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | $3,560,544 | -44% | 2,543 | -426 | $1,400 | $109,994,651 | 5 | Universal |
| 9 | Autumn in New York | $3,267,896 | -41% | 2,260 | -22 | $1,446 | $19,803,314 | 3 | MGM |
| 10 | Coyote Ugly | $2,867,004 | -43% | 2,296 | -243 | $1,249 | $33,056,572 | 4 | Disney |
