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. 18 - Sun, Jun. 20
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | $30,071,121 | -- | 2,694 | -- | $11,162 | $30,071,121 | 1 | Fox |
| 2 | The Terminal | $19,053,158 | -- | 2,811 | -- | $6,778 | $19,053,158 | 1 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $18,027,790 | -48% | 3,805 | -50 | $4,738 | $190,928,291 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Shrek 2 | $13,942,700 | -40% | 3,306 | -537 | $4,217 | $378,627,965 | 5 | DreamWorks |
| 5 | Garfield | $11,340,613 | -48% | 3,150 | 56 | $3,600 | $42,357,404 | 2 | Fox |
| 6 | The Chronicles of Riddick | $9,415,194 | -61% | 2,757 | 0 | $3,415 | $42,499,666 | 2 | Universal |
| 7 | The Stepford Wives | $8,761,067 | -59% | 3,057 | 0 | $2,866 | $39,014,046 | 2 | Paramount |
| 8 | The Day After Tomorrow | $8,104,180 | -44% | 2,667 | -543 | $3,039 | $167,311,781 | 4 | Fox |
| 9 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | $7,575,425 | -- | 2,801 | -- | $2,705 | $10,361,276 | 1 | Disney |
| 10 | Troy | $1,777,876 | -48% | 1,303 | -700 | $1,364 | $129,033,471 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
