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, Nov. 1 - Sun, Nov. 3
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Santa Clause 2 | $29,008,005 | -- | 3,350 | -- | $8,659 | $29,008,005 | 1 | Disney |
| 2 | The Ring | $18,117,009 | -2% | 2,808 | 174 | $6,452 | $64,546,457 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | I Spy | $12,752,796 | -- | 3,182 | -- | $4,008 | $12,752,796 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | jackass: the movie | $12,729,732 | -44% | 2,530 | 21 | $5,032 | $42,121,290 | 2 | Paramount |
| 5 | Ghost Ship | $6,654,910 | -42% | 2,787 | 0 | $2,388 | $21,350,862 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | $5,623,149 | -9% | 1,977 | 10 | $2,844 | $171,829,896 | 29 | IFC Films |
| 7 | Sweet Home Alabama | $4,597,890 | -30% | 2,441 | -741 | $1,884 | $113,446,525 | 6 | Disney |
| 8 | Punch-Drunk Love | $4,003,381 | 21% | 1,252 | 771 | $3,198 | $10,859,823 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Red Dragon | $2,726,968 | -41% | 1,949 | -937 | $1,399 | $89,043,613 | 5 | Universal |
| 10 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | $1,493,324 | -46% | 1,604 | -21 | $931 | $21,625,636 | 5 | Artisan |
