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, Jun. 20 - Sun, Jun. 22
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hulk | $62,129,800 | -- | 3,660 | -- | $16,975 | $62,129,800 | 1 | Universal |
| 2 | Finding Nemo | $21,139,882 | -26% | 3,404 | -21 | $6,210 | $228,553,354 | 4 | Disney |
| 3 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | $11,099,474 | -41% | 3,140 | -278 | $3,535 | $102,889,114 | 3 | Universal |
| 4 | Bruce Almighty | $9,807,531 | -31% | 3,074 | -403 | $3,190 | $210,546,962 | 5 | Universal |
| 5 | The Italian Job | $7,165,562 | -25% | 2,095 | -602 | $3,420 | $67,637,382 | 4 | Paramount |
| 6 | Rugrats Go Wild | $6,942,576 | -40% | 3,041 | 0 | $2,283 | $23,798,700 | 2 | Paramount |
| 7 | Alex & Emma | $6,111,293 | -- | 2,310 | -- | $2,646 | $6,111,293 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Hollywood Homicide | $5,928,849 | -47% | 2,840 | 0 | $2,088 | $21,562,221 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 9 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | $4,357,873 | -60% | 2,609 | 0 | $1,670 | $20,020,218 | 2 | New Line |
| 10 | The Matrix Reloaded | $3,941,453 | -31% | 1,850 | -500 | $2,131 | $264,405,065 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
