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, Jul. 15 - Sun, Jul. 17
← previous next →| # | Title | weekend | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | $56,177,634 | -- | 3,770 | -- | $14,901 | $56,177,634 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Wedding Crashers | $33,900,720 | -- | 2,925 | -- | $11,590 | $33,900,720 | 1 | New Line |
| 3 | Fantastic Four | $22,783,284 | -59% | 3,619 | 17 | $6,295 | $100,194,420 | 2 | Fox |
| 4 | War of the Worlds | $15,244,749 | -50% | 3,724 | -186 | $4,094 | $192,434,040 | 3 | Paramount |
| 5 | Batman Begins | $6,034,545 | -40% | 2,810 | -534 | $2,148 | $183,143,055 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) | $5,234,944 | -33% | 2,370 | -411 | $2,209 | $168,276,150 | 6 | Fox |
| 7 | Dark Water | $4,610,916 | -54% | 2,657 | 0 | $1,735 | $18,885,697 | 2 | Disney |
| 8 | Herbie: Fully Loaded | $3,619,177 | -40% | 2,481 | -521 | $1,459 | $55,964,055 | 4 | Disney |
| 9 | Bewitched | $2,556,163 | -54% | 2,290 | -724 | $1,116 | $57,027,170 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Madagascar | $2,309,099 | -42% | 1,779 | -383 | $1,298 | $184,086,390 | 8 | DreamWorks |
