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, Apr. 19 - Sun, Apr. 21
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scorpion King | $36,076,354 | -- | 3,444 | -- | $10,475 | $36,076,354 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Changing Lanes | $11,068,372 | -35% | 2,642 | 29 | $4,189 | $32,763,901 | 2 | Paramount |
| 3 | Murder by Numbers | $9,307,635 | -- | 2,663 | -- | $3,495 | $9,307,635 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Rookie (2002) | $6,451,836 | -20% | 2,507 | -13 | $2,574 | $53,832,533 | 4 | Disney |
| 5 | Panic Room | $6,004,655 | -43% | 2,825 | -294 | $2,126 | $84,422,686 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Ice Age | $5,902,948 | -31% | 2,820 | -191 | $2,093 | $159,628,322 | 6 | Fox |
| 7 | The Sweetest Thing | $5,105,243 | -46% | 2,670 | 0 | $1,912 | $16,912,588 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | High Crimes | $3,923,069 | -48% | 2,409 | -338 | $1,629 | $30,907,522 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | Clockstoppers | $2,826,455 | -39% | 2,188 | -324 | $1,292 | $31,850,665 | 4 | Paramount |
| 10 | Frailty | $2,165,374 | -49% | 1,497 | 0 | $1,446 | $7,624,859 | 2 | Lionsgate |
