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, Jan. 11 - Sun, Jan. 13
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County | $15,053,226 | -- | 2,317 | -- | $6,497 | $15,053,226 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | Ocean's Eleven | $7,736,538 | -30% | 2,670 | -100 | $2,898 | $162,672,494 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Vanilla Sky | $5,024,693 | -29% | 2,770 | -72 | $1,814 | $88,377,356 | 5 | Paramount |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $3,674,325 | -38% | 2,170 | -511 | $1,693 | $305,463,471 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Monsters, Inc. | $2,196,479 | -43% | 1,313 | -112 | $1,673 | $247,455,599 | 11 | Disney |
| 6 | Impostor | $1,445,680 | -52% | 1,870 | 0 | $773 | $4,470,094 | 2 | Miramax |
| 7 | Not Another Teen Movie | $945,619 | -55% | 1,402 | -766 | $674 | $36,860,746 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
