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. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
4. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 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. 11 - Sun, Jun. 13
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $34,911,076 | -63% | 3,855 | 0 | $9,056 | $157,976,846 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Chronicles of Riddick | $24,290,275 | -- | 2,757 | -- | $8,810 | $24,290,275 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | Shrek 2 | $23,317,869 | -39% | 3,843 | -288 | $6,068 | $353,336,755 | 4 | DreamWorks |
| 4 | Garfield | $21,727,217 | -- | 3,094 | -- | $7,022 | $21,727,217 | 1 | Fox |
| 5 | The Stepford Wives | $21,406,793 | -- | 3,057 | -- | $7,003 | $21,406,793 | 1 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Day After Tomorrow | $14,538,022 | -48% | 3,210 | -234 | $4,529 | $153,145,703 | 3 | Fox |
| 7 | Raising Helen | $3,704,852 | -43% | 2,103 | -618 | $1,762 | $31,286,114 | 3 | Disney |
| 8 | Troy | $3,416,430 | -43% | 2,003 | -747 | $1,706 | $125,607,532 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Van Helsing | $1,194,695 | -51% | 1,034 | -1025 | $1,155 | $116,987,945 | 6 | Universal |
