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. 29 - Sun, Dec. 1
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $32,117,796 | -24% | 3,682 | 0 | $8,723 | $200,160,144 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Die Another Day | $31,009,294 | -34% | 3,324 | 10 | $9,329 | $101,378,915 | 2 | MGM |
| 3 | The Santa Clause 2 | $12,132,384 | 19% | 2,526 | -725 | $4,803 | $113,587,841 | 5 | Disney |
| 4 | Treasure Planet | $12,085,164 | -- | 3,227 | -- | $3,745 | $16,601,699 | 1 | Disney |
| 5 | Eight Crazy Nights | $9,434,541 | -- | 2,503 | -- | $3,769 | $14,044,764 | 1 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | Friday After Next | $7,363,181 | -43% | 1,621 | 5 | $4,542 | $25,141,116 | 2 | New Line |
| 7 | Solaris | $6,752,918 | -- | 2,406 | -- | $2,807 | $9,418,493 | 1 | Fox |
| 8 | 8 Mile | $5,758,552 | -33% | 2,498 | -87 | $2,305 | $107,395,612 | 4 | Universal |
| 9 | The Ring | $5,262,052 | -30% | 1,912 | -716 | $2,752 | $119,786,928 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | Wes Craven Presents: They | $5,144,090 | -- | 1,615 | -- | $3,185 | $7,520,541 | 1 | Miramax / Dimension |
