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, Oct. 25 - Sun, Oct. 27
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jackass: the movie | $22,763,131 | -- | 2,509 | -- | $9,073 | $22,763,131 | 1 | Paramount |
| 2 | The Ring | $18,488,701 | 23% | 2,634 | 653 | $7,019 | $39,392,952 | 2 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Ghost Ship | $11,503,511 | -- | 2,787 | -- | $4,128 | $11,503,511 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Sweet Home Alabama | $6,524,468 | -32% | 3,182 | -100 | $2,050 | $107,300,776 | 5 | Disney |
| 5 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $6,209,500 | -13% | 1,967 | -47 | $3,157 | $164,286,608 | 28 | IFC Films |
| 6 | Red Dragon | $4,661,167 | -47% | 2,886 | -421 | $1,615 | $84,915,561 | 4 | Universal |
| 7 | The Transporter | $2,812,569 | -45% | 1,884 | -726 | $1,493 | $21,471,748 | 3 | Fox |
| 8 | Brown Sugar | $2,784,084 | -47% | 1,146 | -232 | $2,429 | $22,346,459 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 9 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $2,754,102 | -29% | 1,625 | 44 | $1,695 | $19,547,454 | 4 | Artisan |
| 10 | The Tuxedo | $2,602,819 | -37% | 1,707 | -717 | $1,525 | $46,546,237 | 5 | DreamWorks |
